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O'BRIEN v. U.S.

Nos. 02-CF-175, 05-CO-313.

962 A.2d 282 (2008)

ANGELA O'BRIEN, Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 23, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allie J. Sheffield, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Lisa H. Schertler, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, John R. Fisher, Assistant United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese, III, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., James S. Sweeney, and Patricia A. Heffernan, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief and supplemental briefs, for appellee.

Before RUIZ, Associate Judge, FARRELL, Associate Judge, Retired, and TERRY, Senior Judge.

TERRY, Senior Judge:

Appellant O'Brien was convicted of second-degree murder of a young child, first-degree cruelty to children, two counts of assault, and obstruction of justice. On appeal she presents several claims of error. Her principal argument is that the trial court erred in denying her post-trial motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence that one of the government's expert witnesses allegedly committed perjury. She also maintains that the...

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