McClary v. United States

NEBEKER, Senior Judge:

At trial, the court limited appellant’s cross-examination of the victim, Sean Grady, by not allowing inquiry into -Grady’s potential self-interest bias in favor of the government stemming from his previous juvenile record, his probationary status, as well as his recent arrest just before he testified at trial. The complete denial of cross-examination to explore potential bias is tantamount to a denial of a defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights. See Delaware v. Van Arsdall, 475 U.S. 673, 679, 106 S.Ct. 1431, 89 L.Ed.2d 674 (1986). However, the trial court has discretion to…