Legal Opinion
In re D.M.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 15, 2010No. 07-FS-525PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Appellant D.M. and his friend J.R., two juveniles, were charged jointly with arson1 and felony destruction of property.2 They were slated to be tried together. The morning of the hearing, though, the government dropped the charges against J.R. in exchange for his testimony against appellant. Not having any other reason to detain J.R., the trial judge held a brief hearing to review his status and to release him from pretrial custody. The judge then proceeded with appellant’s delinquency trial, in which J.R. was the key witness against him, and found him involved in…
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