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DAWKINS v. U.S.

No. 14-CF-919.

189 A.3d 223 (2018)

Jonathan DAWKINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 26, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Collins , Public Defender Service, with whom Samia Fam and Jaclyn S. Frankfurt , Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Stephen F. Rickard , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Channing D. Phillips , United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Elizabeth Trosman , John P. Mannarino , and Veronica Sanchez , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before Glickman, Easterly, and McLeese, Associate Judges.

Jonathan Dawkins appeals his conviction for voluntary manslaughter.1 He argues that the jury was deficiently instructed regarding his claim that he used deadly force in self-defense. Specifically, Mr. Dawkins argues that the trial court erroneously permitted the jury to reject his self-defense...

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