Legal Opinion
Best v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1974No. 7922PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This appeal from a jury conviction of robbery in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2901, presents the issue whether the trial court committed reversible error when it refused to allow appellant to cross-examine a prosecution witness (the arresting officer) in an attempt to show his alleged bias against appellant. We conclude that no reversible error was committed, and affirm.
The robbery occurred on May 7, 1973, in Peoples Drug Store at 2002-14th Street, N.W. 1 The complaining witness, Mrs. Mary Reid, was standing in line at a cash register in order to purchase some…
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