Valdez v. United States

Notice: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Atlantic and Maryland Reporters. Users are requested to notify the Clerk of the Court of any formal errors so that corrections may be made before the bound volumes go to press. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS No. 18-CF-1340 BENITO M. VALDEZ, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE. Appeal from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2016-CF1-002267) (Hon. Judith Bartnoff, Trial Judge) (Argued November 9, 2021 Decided August 15, 2024) Daniel Gonen, Public Defender Service, with whom Samia Fam, Alice Wang,…