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GIRARDOT v. U.S.

No. 12-CO-144.

92 A.3d 1107 (2014)

Christopher P. GIRARDOT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 12, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alice Wang , Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Jaclyn Frankfurt , Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Stephen F. Rickard , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , Amy Zubrensky , and Ann K.H. Simon , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FISHER and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.

FISHER, Associate Judge:

Appellant Christopher Girardot argues, for the second time before this court, that he is entitled to a new trial because the trial court excluded expert testimony. We hold that the trial judge did not exercise her discretion erroneously and therefore affirm.

I. Factual Background

During Mr. Girardot's bench trial in 2006, the government relied upon the testimony of two victims, eight-year-old J.B. and ten-year-old C.N.

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