FINLEY v. U.S.

No. 92-CM-957.

632 A.2d 102 (1993)

James C. FINLEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale C. Saliba, Arlington, VA, filed a brief for appellant.

J. Ramsey Johnson, U.S. Atty., and John R. Fisher and Elizabeth Trosman, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, DC, filed a brief, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN and SCHWELB, Associate Judges, and BELSON, Senior Judge.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Finley was charged by information with simple assault on Andrew Nathan, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-504 (1989). Both men are in their sixties. Finley claimed that he acted in self-defense, but following a jury trial he was found guilty as charged. On appeal, Finley contends that the trial judge committed reversible error by improperly restricting voir dire and by overruling his objections to certain testimony. We affirm.

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