Paschal v. District of Columbia

QUINN, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction for operating a motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. Appellant contends that the trial court erroneously restricted his cross-examination of Officer Griffin, the only government witness. He argues that such cross-examination would have shown that the officer was biased and prejudiced against him. The record reveals, however, that appellant admitted driving his motor vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit of fifty miles per hour. Several witnesses, passengers in appellant’s automobile and one driven by a codefendant,…