Legal Opinion
Melendez v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 23, 2010No. 08-CF-1516PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge:
After a jury trial, appellant Hernán Melendez was convicted of second degree murder while armed for beating Andres Benitez to death with a baseball bat. 1 He also was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon for hitting Eric Umana in the head with the bat, 2 as well as possession of a prohibited weapon. 3 Melendez contends on appeal that the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him by precluding examination of William Luna for potential bias, namely, bias derived from the hope of currying favor with the government in connection…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Scull v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Randolph v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- United States v. Ronnie K. PughCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
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