State v. Ross

JAMES EDWARD WELSH, Presiding Judge.

Walter L. Ross appeals the circuit court’s judgment convicting him of first degree robbery, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and possession of a controlled substance. Ross contends that the circuit court erred in overruling his Motion for Judgment of Acquittal at the close of the evidence because the State failed to prove he possessed the baggie of Ecstasy. He also contends that the circuit court abused its discretion when it restricted his cross-examination of the State’s witness, Ashley Ross, 1 concerning a suicide attempt. We affirm.

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