Legal Opinion
ALEXANDER HUGHES v. UNITED STATES
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 15, 2016No. 14-CF-1147PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reid, Senior Judge:
After trial on a twenty-six count indictment relating to sexual abuse and other charges, 1 a jury found Alexander Hughes guilty of fourteen of the charged counts. 2 On appeal, he contends that (1) the trial court abused its discretion by denying his pre-trial motion to sever the counts involving one complainant from the counts concerning the other two complainants, thereby resulting in substantial prejudice to him; and (2) the government’s evidence was insufficient to convict him of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the trial…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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