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BATES v. U.S.

No. 97-CF-1896, 01-CO-1373, 02-CO-839.

834 A.2d 85 (2003)

Aaron BATES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 23, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Murray for appellant.

Susan A. Nellor, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, III and Kenneth Kohl, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN, SCHWELB and RUIZ, Associate Judges.

RUIZ, Associate Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of first-degree murder while armed (premeditated)1 and related weapons offenses. On appeal, he contends that the jury was misled when, in response to a jury note, the trial court reinstructed the jury on the element of premeditation, but without mentioning the element of deliberation. Appellant also asserts that the trial court abused its discretion when, after a...

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