Brown v. United States

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge, Retired:

A jury found appellant guilty of rape (D.C. Code 1973, § 22-2801). On appeal, he asserts reversible error was committed because (1) he was denied his right to call witnesses in his own behalf and to provide exculpatory evidence; and (2) his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was unconstitutionally abridged by the trial court’s undue limitation of his right to impeach the complainant’s credibility by cross-examination. We have considered appellant’s claims and find no errors nor abuse of discretion which warrant reversal. Accordingly, we affirm his…