United States v. Joseph Alexander

Appellant was convicted of three counts of robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon. On appeal he raises three points: (1) whether the trial court erred in allowing the complaining witness, on redirect examination, to testify as to the description he gave the police of his assailants; (2) whether use of an inoperable gun in an assault is assault with a dangerous weapon; and (3) whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant’s motion for a new trial. We affirm.

The complaining witness was subjected to searching cross-examination as to his description and identification of…