Legal Opinion

DANNY ANDRADE v. UNITED STATES

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided January 8, 2015No. 13-CM-224PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McLEESE, Associate Judge:

Appellant Danny Andrade seeks reversal of his Conviction for assault. Mr. An-drade contends that his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him was violated by the admission of evidence that the complainant, who did not testify at trial, made statements about the alleged assault to the police officer who responded to the complainant’s 911 call. We agree and therefore reverse Mr. Andrade’s conviction.

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The United States’s evidence at trial indicated the following. In November 2012, Shawniee Reed called 911. Ms. Reed indicated that she and her boyfriend…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Michigan v. BryantSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. State v. MechlingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Commonwealth v. LaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007

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