McNEIL v. U.S.

No. 04-CF-1233.

933 A.2d 354 (2007)

Norma J. McNEIL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 4, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Corinne Beckwith, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein, Public Defender Service, was on the brief for appellant.

Florence Pan, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III, David B. Goodhand, Kimberley S. Knowles, and Rachel Carlson Lieber, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before REID and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.


PRYOR, Senior Judge:

After a jury trial, appellant was convicted of felony murder while armed1 and other related offenses. In response to evidence that appellant inflicted fatal injuries upon her child, a toddler, appellant asserted the insanity defense. When appellant was arrested shortly after the killing, she chose to remain silent and not answer any questions. During trial, the prosecution presented evidence of appellant's silence...

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