Poole v. United States

BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:

At issue in this appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient to support appellant’s conviction for criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult, in violation of D.C.Code §§ 22-932, 22-933 and 22-936(a) (2001), and whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to allow appellant to recall Mark Lee, the testifying victim, for further cross examination. Discerning no error on either ground, we affirm.

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Appellant first contends that his conviction for criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult is unsupported by sufficient evidence because the government failed to…