EVANS v. U.S.

No. 94-CF-1536.

682 A.2d 644 (1996)

Edward E. EVANS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence M. O'Connor filed a brief, for appellant.

Elizabeth H. Danello, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, III, and Eva Polin, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before SCHWELB, KING, and RUIZ, Associate Judges.


RUIZ, Associate Judge.

Edward Evans was convicted in a jury trial of first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a violent crime, and carrying a pistol without a license. Evans appeals, claiming that his conviction should be reversed because (1) the prosecution's peremptory strikes against young jurors violated the District of Columbia Human Rights Act1 ("DCHRA"), and (2) the...

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