Marcus v. United States

PRYOR, Associate Judge:

Marcus was charged with second-degree burglary, D.C.Code § 22~1801(b) (1981); grand larceny, id. § 22-2205; and false pretenses, id. § 22-1301. A jury convicted him of the latter two offenses. Marcus’ claims on appeal are that the trial judge improperly amended the indictment through instructions to the jury, and erroneously ruled as to the permissible scope of cross-examination of his proffered character witnesses. We affirm the convictions, finding no error.

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