BARNHARDT v. U.S.

No. 06-CF-604.

954 A.2d 973 (2008)

John BARNHARDT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas T. Heslep was on the brief, Washington, for appellant.

Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III, Lisa H. Schertler, and Aimee C. Jimenez, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before RUIZ and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.


BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:

Appellant John Barnhardt was charged with assaulting or resisting a police officer, destroying property, reckless driving, and fleeing a law enforcement officer. A jury found Mr. Barnhardt guilty of reckless driving and fleeing a law enforcement officer. Mr. Barnhardt contends that the trial court erred in denying his request for a jury instruction on the affirmative defense to the charge of fleeing a police officer under D.C.Code...

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