Cassandra Lynn Hayes v. United States

BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant Cassandra Hayes was found guilty of assault with significant bodily injury and aggravated assault. 1 Appellant’s principal theory at trial was that Mattie Eubank (“Eu-bank”) assaulted the victim, Eleanor Crump (“Crump”). Eubank was prepared to corroborate this theory by testifying at trial in exchange for immunity, but the government declined to immunize her after finding potential for perjury during a debriefing procedure pursuant to Carter v. United States, 684 A.2d 881 (D.C.1996) (en banc). Without immunity, Eubank…