Legal Opinion

Zacarias v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 6, 2005No. 03-CF-1496PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Benjamin Zacarías and his co-defendant, William Delgado, were convicted of receiving stolen property (“RSP”) and unauthorized use of a vehicle (“UUV”). 1 Zacarías contends on appeal that the trial court erred by allowing the indictment against him to be constructively amended, and by permitting the government to rely on hearsay testimony to establish ownership of the vehicle. We affirm.

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In the early morning hours of February 10, 2003, Officer Jeffrey Newbold saw appellant driving a black four-door Honda, bearing Massachusetts license plates, at a “very high…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. United States v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Ex Parte BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1887

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