Legal Opinion
In re D.W.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 1, 2011No. 08-FS-761PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Senior Judge:
Following an evidentiary hearing in this juvenile delinquency case, D.W. was adjudicated guilty of incest, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-1901 (2001). He appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to establish that D.W. and the victim were related “within ... the fourth degree of consanguinity,” as required under the statute. Because the uncontradicted testimony supports the trial judge’s finding of guilt, we affirm.
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The underlying charges of incest and of first degree sexual abuse, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3002(1) (2001), stem from a single incident of…
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