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JACKSON v. U.S.

No. 93-CF-311.

645 A.2d 1099 (1994)

Michael D. JACKSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 8, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eli Gottesdiener, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Stephanie Harrison, Public Defender Service, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellant.

Cynthia D. Walicki-Chan, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Atty., and John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese III and John A. Beasley, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, STEADMAN and FARRELL, Associate Judges.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Michael Jackson shot and killed Darnell McKinney in a dispute over appellant's girlfriend. Appellant argued self-defense, asserting that McKinney had pulled a gun on him. Another defense witness testified that, if not a gun, McKinney had pulled out at least a "black object." Appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter while armed.

Appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to instruct...

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