O'Brien v. United States

TERRY, Senior Judge:

Appellant O’Brien was convicted of second-degree murder of a young child, first-degree cruelty to children, two counts of assault, and obstruction of justice. On appeal she presents several claims of error. Her principal argument is that the trial court erred in denying her post-trial motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence that one of the government’s expert witnesses allegedly committed perjury. She also maintains that the court erred in failing to strike that same witness’ testimony when presented with evidence that he misrepresented his credentials at…