Legal Opinion

Lazo v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 11, 2012No. 09-CM-653PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUIZ, Senior Judge:

Vicente Lazo was convicted of one count of misdemeanor sexual abuse, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3006 (2001). He makes three arguments on appeal: (1) that the charging document lacked particularity about the date and time of the alleged offense, and thus did not provide adequate notice to appellant of the charges against him; (2) that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to independently inquire about potential Jencks Act material; and (3) that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the trial…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. United States v. AugenblickSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by17 opinions

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