WOODS v. U.S.

No. 11-CF-1146.

65 A.3d 667 (2013)

Karl Dayton WOODS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 9, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah A. Stockwell for appellant.

David Rybicki , Assistant United States Attorney, for appellee. Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , Chrisellen R. Kolb , Lara W. Worm , and James A. Petkun , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before OBERLY, BECKWITH, and EASTERLY, Associate Judges.


OBERLY, Associate Judge:

After a jury trial, Karl Dayton Woods, appellant, was convicted of simple assault in violation of D.C.Code § 22-404(a)(1) (Supp.2007) and assault with significant bodily injury in violation of D.C.Code § 22-404(a)(2). On appeal, Woods alleges that the trial court committed reversible error by rejecting his request for a jury instruction on the affirmative defense of consent. Finding no error, we affirm.

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