Legal Opinion

ENRIQUE MENENDEZ v. UNITED STATES.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 2, 2017No. 14-CF-297Published

1Opinion of the Court

Reid, Senior Judge:

A jury found appellant, Enrique Menendez, guilty of first-degree child sexual abuse; the jury also responded to two questions on the verdict form, finding that at the time of the offense, (a) the victim was under the age of twelve, and (b) the victim was under the age of eighteen and “[Mr.] Menendez had a significant relationship to [the victim] in that [Mr.] Menendez was [the victim’s] uncle.” Mr. Menendez argues on appeal that (1) the amount of uncharged abuse evidence introduced at trial far exceeded that allowed in this jurisdiction as context for the charged crime, and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
  3. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. Bracey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
  5. Toliver v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983

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