Winston Manual Perez Hernandez v. US (Order)

District of Columbia
Court of Appeals
No. 15-CM-130
WINSTON MANUEL PEREZ HERNANDEZ
Appellant,
V. CMD13406-14
UNITED STATES,
Appellee.
BEFORE: Blackburne-Rigsby, Chief Judge; Glickman, Fisher, Thompson,
Beckwith, Easterly, and McLeese, Associate Judges.
ORDER
A majority of the judges in regular active service have voted sua sponte to
hear this appeal en banc. D.C. App. R. 35(a). The opinions of the division of this
court filed herein this date, Winston Manuel Perez Hernandez v. United States, No.
15-CM-130 (D.C. May 9, 2019), are hereby vacated and the parties are ordered to
file supplemental briefs, for consideration by the court sitting en banc, addressing
the following issues:
(1) What is the proper understanding of the elements of simple assault under
D.C. Code § 22-404(a)(1) (2018 Supp.)?
(2) In light of the trial court’s findings, was the evidence in the present case
sufficient to support an assault conviction under a proper understanding
of the elements of assault?
Appellant’s supplemental brief shall be filed within thirty days from the date
of this order and appellee’s supplemental brief shall be filled within thirty days
thereafter. Any supplemental reply brief shall be filed within twenty-one days after
appellee’s brief is filed.
The appeal will be scheduled for oral argument en banc after briefing is
complete.
PER CURIAM
No. 15-CM-130
Copies e-served to:
Lisa Schopler Resnikoff, Esquire
Elizabeth Trosman, Esquire
Assistant US Attorney