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HOWARD v. U.S.

No. 08-CM-317.

966 A.2d 854 (2009)

Ava Nicole HOWARD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 5, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kyle A. McGonigal for appellant.

Mervin A. Bourne, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., and John T. Battaglia, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FISHER and THOMPSON, Associate Judges, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.

FISHER, Associate Judge:

Appellant asks us to reverse her conviction for assaulting, resisting, or interfering with a police officer ("APO"), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-405(b) (2001). Because we conclude that the trial court based its finding of guilt on an erroneous interpretation of the statute, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Statement of Facts

Appellant, Ava Howard, was arrested...

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