DIAZ v. U.S.

No. 96-CF-888.

716 A.2d 173 (1998)

Cristino Gomez DIAZ, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Greenlee, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Gretchen Franklin, Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Mary T. O'Connor, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Mary Lou Leary, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher and Rachel Adelman-Pierson, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and SCHWELB and REID, Associate Judges.


REID, Associate Judge:

Appellant Cristino Gomez Diaz was convicted of second degree child sexual abuse, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-4109 (1996).1 He filed a timely appeal contending that the trial court committed reversible error by: (1) overruling his objections to certain parts of the government's closing and rebuttal arguments, and refusing to declare a mistrial; and (2) refusing, after the jury had begun its deliberations, to...

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