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REYES-CONTRERAS v. U.S.

No. 97-CM-789

719 A.2d 503 (1998)

Fransisco REYES-CONTRERAS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 5, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Reiter, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, was on the brief for appellant.

Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Elizabeth Trosman, and Elizabeth C. Coombe, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before STEADMAN, RUIZ and REID, Associate Judges.

REID, Associate Judge:

After a bench trial, Fransisco1 Reyes-Contreras was convicted of simple assault, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-504 (1996). He filed a timely appeal contending that the trial court erred by permitting the admission of certain statements by the complainant under the spontaneous utterance exception to the hearsay rule; and by denying him the opportunity to make a missing witness argument during his closing statement...

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