SHIVERS v. U.S.

Nos. 84-123, 85-595.

533 A.2d 258 (1987)

Michael SHIVERS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Venuti, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Harriet J. McFaul, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell and Diane G. Clark, Asst., U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MACK, BELSON and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.


STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted appellant, Michael Shivers, of one charge of assault and one charge of carrying a pistol without a license.1 Appellant argues on appeal that 1) the trial court gave an incorrect jury instruction on the pistol charge (and that in any event the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction on that charge), and 2) the trial court did not adequately instruct the jury on the requirement of a unanimous...

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