Legal Opinion
Powell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 4, 2005No. 00-CF-1618PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Senior Judge:
This appeal arises from appellant, Kenneth Powell’s, conviction at a bench trial for misdemeanor sexual abuse in violation of D.C.Code § 22-4106 (1981). 1 Shortly after he was convicted, appellant filed a motion to vacate the verdict which the trial judge denied. The issues appellant raises on appeal are the same as those that he argued to the trial judge at the motion to vacate. Appellant’s arguments are tied to an evidentiary “sex kit” compiled from an examination of the victim a few hours after the assault took place. Appellant contends that the government did not…
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