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DAVIS v. U.S.

No. 14-CF-1375.

166 A.3d 944 (2017)

Carlos DAVIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 10, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel S. Harawa , Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Jaclyn Frankfurt , Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Ryan M. Malone , with whom Vincent H. Cohen, Jr. , Acting United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Elizabeth Trosman , Suzanne G. Curt , and Nebiyu Feleke , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before Glickman and Fisher, Associate Judges, and Ruiz, Senior Judge.

Appellant Carlos Davis claims the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for escape, arguing that he was not in the "lawful custody of an officer" when he ran away to avoid being handcuffed. We agree, and thus we reverse and remand.

I. Background

Around 12:30 a.m. on December 12, 2013, Officer...

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