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McDONALD v. U.S.

No. 04-CM-1201.

904 A.2d 377 (2006)

Andre McDONALD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 3, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter S. Booth, Bethesda, MD, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Kathleen J. Monaghan, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney, John R. Fisher, Assistant United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and David B. Goodhand and Zulima Espinel, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before GLICKMAN and KRAMER, Associate Judges, and NEBEKER, Senior Judge.

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Andre McDonald was convicted after a bench trial on one count of simple assault, a violation of D.C.Code § 22-404 (2001). On appeal, McDonald challenges the trial judge's sua sponte refusal to hear his testimony about the injuries he allegedly suffered during his arrest. McDonald contends that with this decision, the judge abused her discretion and infringed his constitutional right to present a complete defense. We...

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