WALKER v. UNITED STATES

No. 13841.

403 A.2d 1163 (1979)

Earl E. WALKER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Bullock, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, Peter E. George, Richard C. Otto and Michele A. Goldfarb, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, KERN and MACK, Associate Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant was convicted of carrying a pistol without a license and of involuntary manslaughter,1 in violation of D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-3204 and -2405, respectively. On appeal, he argues that the trial court committed reversible error in failing to adequately instruct the jury on the element of causation in misdemeanor-manslaughter. Finding no error, we affirm.

In the early morning of May 23, 1976, appellant...

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