Legal Opinion
Thomas v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 12, 2012No. Nos. 09-CF-491, 10-CO-768PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge, Retired:
Two appeals arising from the same criminal conviction are before the court. In 2008, an indictment was filed charging appellant with two counts of sexual abuse. Prior to trial, appellant filed a motion to dismiss one of the counts as violative of the Ex Post Facto Clause of the United States Constitution. He also filed a motion under Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure 8(a) and 14 to sever the two counts into separate trials. Both motions were denied. The case proceeded to trial and appellant was convicted of both counts of sexual abuse. Appellant filed a…
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