Legal Opinion
Brown v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 22, 1996No. 94-CF-1506PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Rocky L. Brown was convicted by a jury of armed robbery 1 and of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence (PFCV). 2 On appeal, he contends that the trial judge unreasonably restricted his cross-examination of the complaining witness. We agree and remand for further proceedings.
I
THE TRIAL
A. The Evidence.
The government’s chief witness at trial was the complainant, Mario Barber, who recounted a Valentine’s night of terror redeemed by heroism. Barber, a former salesman for a software company, testified that on February 14, 1994, he was planning to spend the late…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States v. Roy E. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- In re J.D.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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3Cited by44 opinions
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