Greenhow v. United States

MACK, Associate Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant Larry Greenhow was convicted of possession of phenmetrazine (Preludin), a controlled substance, in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(c) (Supp.1983) (now codified at D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (Supp.1984)). Greenhow appeals on two grounds: first, that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the defense of alibi; and second, that the court impermissibly intruded into the trial when he gave the prosecutor information from the court file that allowed the prosecutor to impeach appellant in regard to statements he had made concerning…