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HIGH v. U.S.

No. 03-CF-1397.

972 A.2d 829 (2009)

Melvin L. HIGH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 4, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Veronice A. Holt, Washington, was on the brief for appellant.

Amanda J. Williams, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr, and Angela G. Schmidt, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for the appellee.

Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, KRAMER, Associate Judge, and FARRELL, Senior Judge.

WASHINGTON, Chief Judge:

Just after midnight on December 12, 2000, Melvin L. High shot his childhood friend, Lamar Gaither, fifteen times, killing the 20-year old on the street outside High's house.

High was indicted by a grand jury on September 19, 2001, for charges including first-degree murder while armed (D.C.Code §§ 22-2101, -3202 (2001)), possession of a firearm during a crime of violence or dangerous offense (§ 22-3204(b)), carrying a...

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