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McPHERSON v. U.S.

No. 97-CO-115.

692 A.2d 1342 (1997)

Tracey McPHERSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Reiser, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Julia Leighton, Public Defender Service, were on the motion, for appellant.

Catherine F. Sheehan, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Ryan H. Rainey, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the motion, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN and REID, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

REID, Associate Judge.

Appellant Tracey McPherson is being held in pretrial detention pending trial for assault with intent to kill while armed. She allegedly attempted to kill her two-year-old son in a hospital bathroom by placing a plastic bag over his head. The trial court denied her motion for release from pretrial detention. Ms. McPherson filed a timely appeal and moved for summary reversal, raising statutory issues relating to D.C.Code §§ 23-1325(a...

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