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POTTER v. U.S.

No. 86-1024.

534 A.2d 943 (1987)

John E. POTTER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda S. Leonard, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, was on the brief for appellant.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., with whom Michael W. Farrell, Elizabeth Trosman, Lizabeth A. McKibben, and Patricia A. Riley, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before NEWMAN and BELSON, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of simple assault, D.C.Code § 22-504 (1981); possession of a prohibited weapon (brick), D.C.Code § 22-3214(b) (1981); and possession of marijuana, D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (1985 Supp.). On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury that the defense of self-defense applied to the charge of possession of a prohibited weapon, and by refusing to respond to a jury...

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