Smith v. United States

Having been convicted by a jury of assault with intent to commit mayhem, D.C. Code § 22-502 (1981), appellant asserts that the indictment was fatally defective and that the evidence was insufficient to convict. Lastly' he urges that newly discovered evidence proffered by him warranted a new trial. Finding these contentions to be unpersuasive, we affirm.

On a June evening in 1981, appellant watched from his car as complainant, John Ferrentino, entered the passenger side of a vehicle driven by Anna Davis, a woman with whom appellant had been romantically involved. Appellant followed closely in…