SALMON v. U.S.

No. 96-CM-1131.

719 A.2d 949 (1997)

Edward SALMON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey P. Ehrlich, with whom Jeffrey T. Green, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellant.

Simone E. Ross, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher and Thomas C. Black, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before SCHWELB, FARRELL and RUIZ, Associate Judges.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Edward Salmon was convicted by an eleven-member jury of one misdemeanor count of threats to do bodily harm to his wife, Charlene Wilson, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-507 (1996). On appeal, Salmon contends that the trial judge abused her discretion by excusing a juror after deliberations had commenced and by permitting the trial to proceed with a jury of eleven. We affirm.

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