WATSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 19-CF-1015.

267 A.3d 1035 (2022)

Derrick WATSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 27, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah A. Persico , for appellant.

Bryan H. Han , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael R. Sherwin , Acting United States Attorney at the time, and Elizabeth Trosman , John P. Mannarino , Monica Trigoso , and Rachel Bohlen , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Daniel Gonen , Public Defender Service, with whom Samia Fam , was on the brief, filed an amicus curiae brief in support of appellant.

Before Blackburne-Rigsby, Chief Judge, Thompson, Associate Judge, and Fisher, Senior Judge.


A jury convicted appellant Derrick Watson of several assault and weapons charges in connection with a shoot-out that occurred on the evening of July 10, 2017. In this appeal, appellant, supported by amicus Public Defender Service (PDS), contends that his assault and associated weapons convictions must be reversed...

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