TYER v. U.S.

No. 01-CF-1419.

912 A.2d 1150 (2006)

John S. TYER, Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 14, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter H. Meyers, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, for appellant. James Klein, Jaclyn Frankfurt, and Andrew G. Ferguson, Public Defender Service, were on the brief for appellant. Peter H. Meyers filed a supplemental brief for appellant.

John P. Mannarino, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, John R. Fisher, Assistant United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., and Elizabeth Trosman, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief and supplemental brief, for appellee.

Before GLICKMAN, Associate Judge, and NEWMAN and TERRY, Senior Judges.


TERRY, Senior Judge:

Appellant was charged in a three-count indictment with first-degree premeditated murder, first-degree felony murder, and arson, all arising from the death of Cynthia Evans during a fire. A jury found him guilty of second-degree murder, a lesser included offense of first-degree premeditated murder.1 Appellant challenges his conviction on several grounds. He contends that the trial court erred by (1) denying his request...

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