HAWKINS v. U.S.

Nos. 12-CF-1499, 12-CF-1500, 12-CF-1501, 12-CF-1526.

119 A.3d 687 (2015)

Darnell HAWKINS & Marvin Verter, Jr., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 9, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abram J. Pafford , Lynchburg, VA, for appellant Verter.

Phillip C. Zane , Washington, DC, for appellant Hawkins.

Nicholas Coleman , Assistant United States Attorney, for appellee. Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , Vinet Bryant , and SuzAnne C. Nyland , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, BECKWITH, Associate Judge, and REID, Senior Judge.


After a joint trial, a jury convicted appellants Darnell Hawkins and Marvin Verter of various charges stemming from the May 2010 shooting death of Dawan Felder in the southeast quadrant of the city. On appeal, appellants raise several claims of error. For the reasons explained in this opinion, we reverse Mr. Hawkins's...

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