United States v. Alec Brown, Jr.

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Alec Brown appeals his conviction by a jury under 18 U.S.C. §§ 641 and 2 for willfully and knowingly embezzling, stealing and converting to his own use 28 cases of frozen shrimp, of a value in excess of $100, from the United States Department of the Navy. In addition to various grounds of appeal, Brown, who is black, contends, first, that the trial court erred in refusing Brown’s request to ask certain questions on voir dire concerning possible racial bias of jurors. Second, Brown argues that the court erred in admitting hearsay testimony showing Brown’s participation…