Legal Opinion

Jones v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 18, 2010No. 07-CF-783PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Jones stands convicted of misdemeanor sexual abuse and simple assault. The victims of these offenses were two students at the high school where Jones was a counselor and teacher. Jones claims the trial judge committed reversible error in admitting expert testimony explaining the methods of child sex offenders and the reactions of their immature victims. We disagree and affirm Jones’s convictions.

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In August of 2003, the grand jury returned a 25-count indictment against appellant, charging him with sex offenses against L.B., K.H., and R.D., three female…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. Yee v. City of EscondidoSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. United States v. NacchioCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009

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