MARTINEZ v. U.S.

No. 98-CF-1256.

762 A.2d 931 (2000)

Sergio MARTINEZ, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel Rivera, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, for appellant.

John M. Cummings, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, III, and Michael T. Ambrosino, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TERRY, STEADMAN, and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

After a jury trial, appellant was convicted of assault on a police officer while armed and carrying a dangerous weapon (knife). His only contention on appeal is that the court erred in failing to impose sanctions on the government for its inability to produce the knife at trial. We affirm.

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