McGriff v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellants McGriff and Harris were each convicted of carrying a pistol without a license, 1 possession of an unregistered firearm, 2 and unlawful possession of ammunition. 3 On appeal, McGriff contends that the trial court erred in (1) denying him an opportunity to cross-examine a police officer about a threat which the officer had allegedly made against McGriff and his counsel; (2) admitting evidence of traffic violations which led to the arrest of both appellants and were thus relevant to the charged offenses; (3) failing to impose more severe sanctions than it did…