Green v. United States

Easterly, Associate Judge:

Kevin Green appeals from his conviction after a bench trial for simple assault 1 following an altercation he had with Krystal Walker, a former romantic partner and the mother of his child. We focus on his claim that his Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him was violated when the trial court denied him the opportunity to recross-examine Ms. Walker after the government, on redirect and at the trial court's invitation, played a recording of Ms. Walker's call to 911 and moved it into evidence. Because the recording contained new, material…