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LALCHAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 19-CF-914.

282 A.3d 555 (2022)

Dianna Y. LALCHAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 15, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Gonen , Public Defender Service, with whom Samia Fam and Mikel-Meredith Weidman , Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Katherine M. Kelly , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Matthew M. Graves , United States Attorney, and Chrisellen R. Kolb , Nicholas P. Coleman , and Cynthia G. Wright , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Cindene Pezzell , William C. Perdue , and Sean A. Mirski were on the brief for Organizations Against Domestic Violence, amicus curiae in support of appellant.

Before Easterly, McLeese, and Howard, Associate Judges.

Appellant Dianna Y. Lalchan challenges her convictions for voluntary manslaughter while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. We vacate and remand.

I. Factual Background

Certain basic facts were undisputed at trial. Ms. Lalchan shot and killed her husband, Christopher Lalchan. Ms...

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