Legal Opinion
Kozlovska v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 3, 2011No. 10-CM-1268PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge,
Retired:
Svetlana Kozlovska, also known as Lauren Holmstadt, was convicted of one count of unlawful entry, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3302 (2001), in a bench trial. Appellant challenges her conviction, arguing that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence over objection, the hearsay statements of the property maintenance staff that contradicted her defense. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the error was harmless and affirm.
I. Facts
Ms. Leona Loukota, the property manager for 2400 Pennsylvania Avenue Apartments, testified that she found appellant…
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