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BLADES v. U.S.

No. 08-CF-849.

25 A.3d 39 (2011)

Jonathan BLADES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 14, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Kemmitt , Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Samia Fam , Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Anne Y. Park , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Ronald C. Machen, Jr. , United States Attorney, Roy W. McLeese III , Elizabeth Trosman and Douglas Klein , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, REID, Associate Judge, Retired, and Steadman, Senior Judge.

STEADMAN, Senior Judge:

In this appeal, appellant Jonathan Blades contends that the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him by entirely precluding cross-examination of the government's key witness, James Bell, for bias. We agree with the appellant. Accordingly, we reverse his convictions1 and remand for a new trial.

I.

Appellant's conviction depended solely on the testimony of...

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