PEYTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 18-CF-582.

278 A.3d 713 (2022)

Davon L. PEYTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stefanie Schneider , Public Defender Service, with whom Samia Fam , Public Defender Service, was on the brief, for appellant.

Michael E. McGovern , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jessie K. Liu , Washington, United States Attorney at the time, and Elizabeth Trosman , Washington, John P. Mannarino , Katherine Earnest , and Jennifer Fischer , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

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


Early on the morning of November 13, 2015, appellant Davon Peyton shot and killed his friend Ray Harrison after Harrison punched him in the face during a confrontation on the steps of Peyton's apartment building. A grand jury returned an indictment charging Peyton with second-degree murder while armed,

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