Cousins v. Commonwealth

ELDER, Judge.

Marcious Antoine Cousins (appellant) appeals from his jury trial convictions for second-degree murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and his bench trial conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On appeal, he contends the trial court improperly prohibited him from using evidence that the decedent belonged to a particular gang, erroneously preventing him (1) from questioning the jury pool about possible gang affiliations to assess bias, (2) from cross-examining one of the Commonwealth’s witnesses about his affiliation with the decedent’s…