Velasquez v. United States

WAGNER, Chief Judge.

Appellant, Didiar Velasquez, was convicted following a jury trial of assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual abuse, D.C.Code § 22-501 (1981) (recodified as D.C.Code § 22-401 (2001)); and threatening to injure a person, D.C.Code § 22-2307 (1981) (recodified as D.C.Code § 22-1810 (2001)). 1 He argues for reversal on the principal ground that the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to confront the witness against him by limiting his cross-examination of the complaining witness. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

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The charges arose out of an incident…