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GUZMAN v. U.S.

No. 97-CM-830.

769 A.2d 785 (2001)

Jose GUZMAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 22, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Singleton, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein, Samia Fam, and Yasmin Cader, Public Defender Service, were on the briefs, for appellant.

Amul Thapar, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., and Julieanne Himelstein, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

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

WAGNER, Chief Judge:

Appellant, Jose Guzman, was convicted following a bench trial of misdemeanor sexual abuse in violation of D.C.Code § 22-4106 (1996 Repl.). He argues for reversal on the grounds that the trial court improperly limited cross-examination of the minor complaining witness thereby violating his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation. We conclude that given the cross-examination permitted, the limitations imposed by the trial court did not violate...

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