Mindombe v. United States

WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:

After a jury trial, appellant, Jean-Pierre Mindombe, was convicted of carnal knowledge, 1 three counts of incest, 2 two counts of first-degree child sexual abuse (vaginal intercourse), 3 taking indecent liberties with a minor as a lesser-included offense of sodomy on a minor, 4 and second-degree child sexual abuse as a lesser-included offense of first-degree child sexual abuse (anal sodomy). 5 Mindombe filed a timely notice of appeal to this court arguing that 1) the trial court abused its discretion by allowing Nancy Davis, Ph.D., to testify as an expert witness;…