# Hernandez v. United States

> District of Columbia Court of Appeals · July 8, 2004 · 853 A.2d 202

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9704548

## Case

- **Full name:** Napoleon S. HERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee
- **Court:** District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- **Decided:** July 8, 2004
- **Citations:** 853 A.2d 202; 2004 D.C. App. LEXIS 374; 2004 WL 1516114
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by King
- **Judges:** Farrell, Glickman, King
- **Cited by:** 16 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

KING, Senior Judge,
dissenting.
Because evidence supporting a self-defense instruction was essentially nonexistent, I respectfully dissent from the majority’s reversal of the conviction in this case.

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