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CRAIG v. U.S.

Nos. 84-842, 84-843.

523 A.2d 567 (1987)

Donald S. CRAIG, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 3, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Godwin Oyewole, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, was on the brief, for appellant.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, Judith Hetherton, and Wyneva Johnson, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, TERRY and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was charged with malicious destruction of property, in violation of D.C. Code § 22-403 (1981). While on pre-trial release, appellant failed to appear in court for a scheduled status hearing, and for that failure he was subsequently charged with bail jumping, in violation of D.C. Code § 23-1327 (1981). The two cases were consolidated for trial. During its charge to the jury, the trial court sua sponte gave an instruction...

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