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English v. United States
Citation:
25 A.3d 46 (2011)Facts
On April 18, 2008, at 9:50 p.m., Victor Branham and DeAndre Branham were walking in the 200 block of Brentwood Road, when several shots were fired at them from the passenger side of a passing automobile. Two passengers in the car were wearing masks. The vehicle from which the shots were fired was driven by English, and Anderson was one of the passengers. Prior to the shooting, English had slowed the car down, but after the shots were fired, he turned off the headlights and drove away at a high rate of speed, evidently seeking to avoid apprehension by an officer who promptly activated his emergency equipment and began to pursue him.
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