PER CURIAM:
After a trial by jury, appellant was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon. D.C.Code § 22-501 (1981). In circumstances where appellant likely could have raised an insanity defense, but asserted self-defense instead, he contends that the trial judge erred in allowing cross-examination bearing on the reasonableness of his actions and further erred in giving a supplemental instruction to the jury to that effect. Finding these contentions unpersuasive...
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