Legal Opinion
Robles v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 23, 2012No. 11-CM-243PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Senior Judge:
Appellant Enrique Robles was charged with two counts each of misdemeanor sexual abuse of two women, S.L. and M.V., in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3006 (2001).1 Following a bench trial, the judge found Robles guilty of the two counts relating to S.L. and acquitted him of the counts relating to M.V. On appeal, Robles argues mainly that the judge erroneously denied his motion to sever the counts pertaining to M.V. from those related to S.L., concluding — mistakenly—that evidence of the two sets of charges would be mutually admissible in separate trials to show his intent to…
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- Lovely v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
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- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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