LOPEZ v. U.S.

No. 91-CM-610.

615 A.2d 1140 (1992)

Rosa LOPEZ, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Coburn, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Peggy Kuo, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and John R. Fisher and Roy W. McLeese, III, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN, SCHWELB and SULLIVAN, Associate Judges.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Following a trial by the court sitting without a jury, Rosa Lopez was found guilty of assaulting her supervisor, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-504 (1989).1 On appeal, her primary contention is that a bench trial was impermissible because she had not effectively waived her right to a jury trial. We remand for further proceedings.

I

On September 17, 1990, the date of the incident which precipitated...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases