Legal Opinion
In re L.L.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 2009No. 06-FS-547PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
Appellant asks us to reverse the adjudication finding him involved in first degree child sexual abuse. D.C.Code § 22-3008 (2001). Because the trial court abused its discretion by admitting the victim’s hearsay statements, we reverse and remand for possible further proceedings.
I. Statement of Facts
A. The Sexual Encounter
In late August or early September 2004, seventeen-year-old L.L. was living with his five-year-old sister (the victim, A.L.F.) and the rest of his family in Washington, D.C. C.L., their cousin, also lived at the same address, along with his mother. On the…
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