Morris v. United States

NEWMAN, Chief Judge.

Convicted by a jury of armed robbery and possession of a prohibited weapon (sawed-off shotgun), appellant challenges the admission of testimony concerning the description of the robbers given by the complainant to police officers immediately after the robbery. Appellant also argues that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to permit cross-examination of appellant’s girlfriend as to his actual use of her father’s car on the day of the incident. We affirm. 1

In the early afternoon of August 4, 1976, Daryl Covington was robbed by two men, one of whom was armed…