IN RE A.H.B.

No. 84-538.

491 A.2d 490 (1985)

In re A.H.B., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth H. Rosenau, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, was on brief, for appellant.

Inez Smith Reid, Corp. Counsel, John H. Suda, Principal Deputy Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Michele Giuliani, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and TERRY and ROGERS, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant, a juvenile, was adjudicated delinquent on a charge of robbery, in violation of D.C. Code § 22-2901 (1981).1 The government's case in chief consisted entirely of the testimony of two children, Anton and Crystal Wormley, who were eleven and eight years old, respectively, at the time of trial. Appellant challenges the trial court's determination that these children were competent witnesses. We find...

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