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WILSON v. U.S.

No. 95-CM-659.

673 A.2d 670 (1996)

Rory C. WILSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 11, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tamara A. Shockley, appointed by this court, Washington, DC, was on the brief for appellant.

Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Stephen Best, and Gary Collins, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and STEADMAN and SCHWELB, Associate Judges.

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Rory C. Wilson was convicted by a jury of assaulting Clyde A. Collins, an officer of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA),1 in violation of D.C.Code § 22-504 (1989) (simple assault). His principal contention on appeal is that the trial judge erroneously declined to instruct the jury with respect to Wilson's right of self-defense. We agree and reverse.

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This case arises out of an altercation...

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