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GAITHER v. UNITED STATES

No. 12276.

391 A.2d 1364 (1978)

Hazel K. GAITHER, a/k/a Molinda Eng, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Schoenfeld, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, was on the brief for appellant.

Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, Timothy J. Reardon and Henry F. Schuelke, III, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellee. William D. Pease, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before GALLAGHER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges, and PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired.

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree while armed (D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2403, -3202) and arson (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-401). The evidence introduced by the government at trial indicated that appellant had been living with the victim, Charles Lassiter. During the early morning hours of May 30, 1976, appellant stabbed Lassiter to death with an ice pick. When the multiple wounds to his body did not bleed...

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