CRUZ v. U.S.

No. 15-CM-1209.

165 A.3d 290 (2017)

Paz CRUZ, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 3, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory W. Gardner was on the brief for appellant.

Channing D. Phillips , United States Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , John P. Mannarino , and Anwar Graves , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before Fisher, Beckwith and Easterly, Associate Judges.


Appellant Paz Cruz, charged with simple assault,1 moved under D.C. Code § 24-607(b) (2012 Repl.)2 to be treated for alcoholism in lieu of being prosecuted. The trial court denied Mr. Cruz's motion, apparently relying on a Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) officer...

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