Legal Opinion
Castillo v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 29, 2013No. 12-CM-161PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OBERLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Lindo Omar Castillo was convicted of misdemeanor sexual abuse of a minor when he touched the breast of his fourteen-year-old stepdaughter, E.M.1 On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by admitting the statements of E.M. and her brother under the spontaneous utterance exception to the hearsay rule. We agree and reverse.
I. Background
At two o’clock in the morning on December 25, 2010, Francisco Martinez called 911 to report that he had witnessed “something inappropriate” between appellant and Martinez’s fourteen-year-old…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Lewis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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