GARIBAY v. U.S.

No. 11-CM-482.

72 A.3d 133 (2013)

Robert GARIBAY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 25, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine A. Monta , Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Samia Fam , Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Kristina L. Ament , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, Roy W. McLeese III , Assistant United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Elizabeth Trosman and Jeffrey Cook , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before GLICKMAN and THOMPSON, Associate Judges, and TERRY, Senior Judge.


GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Garibay was convicted in a bench trial of misdemeanor sexual abuse of a minor1 based on the testimony of the complainant and a detective who had interviewed her a week after the alleged abuse. Appellant now argues that, in finding him guilty, the trial court improperly relied on the substance of the complainant's report to the detective, as shown by the fact that the court attached significance to the...

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