James N. Offutt v. United States

McLeese, Associate Judge:

Appellant James Offutt seeks reversal of his conviction for tampering with evidence, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial court erroneously allowed him to be cross-examined on an impermissible basis. We affirm.

I

The evidence at trial indicated the following. In August of 2013, Mr. Offutt had recently moved into an apartment building at 910 Eastern Avenue, N.E. Dennis Bell had lived in the building for many years. Around 10:30 p.m. on August 12, 2013, Mr. Bell saw Mr. Offutt sitting in front of the building. Mr. Bell…