Harris v. United States

HARRIS, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of the burglary and armed robbery of a carryout restaurant. 1 He challenges those convictions on the grounds that he was prejudiced by a witness’ inadvertent remark which indicated appellant had committed a similar offense on an occasion earlier than the dates of the two offenses at issue in the trial. The sole question is whether the disputed comment required the granting of appellant’s motion for a mistrial. We agree with trial court’s conclusion that it did not.

On June 24, 1974, four men robbed a Miles Long Sandwich Shop. Five days later, the…