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DAVIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 84-1255.

510 A.2d 1051 (1986)

Robert L. DAVIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 26, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas K. Clancy, appointed by this court, was on brief, for appellant.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, and Kenneth D. Bynum, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on brief, for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and MACK and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Davis was convicted of manslaughter while armed1 and of carrying a pistol without a license, D.C. Code § 22-3204 (1981). He urges this court to reverse his manslaughter conviction because the trial judge refused to include in reinstructions to the jury a reminder that self-defense is a legal excuse to a charge of homicide. We affirm.

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