ANDRADE v. U.S.

No. 12-CF-265.

88 A.3d 134 (2014)

Melvin ANDRADE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig N. Moore , Providence, RI, for appellant.

John P. Gidez , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , Assistant United States Attorney, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY and THOMPSON, Associate Judges, and REID, Senior Judge.


REID, Senior Judge:

A jury convicted appellant, Melvin Andrade, of the lesser-included offense of assault with a dangerous weapon, aggravated assault while armed, assault with significant bodily injury, and carrying a dangerous weapon. Mr. Andrade challenges his convictions mainly on the basis of the prosecutor's negative comments about his use of an interpreter and the trial court's alleged failure to protect his right to an interpreter and a fair trial. Because...

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