Holbert v. United States

BELSON, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted, following a jury trial, of second-degree burglary, D.C.Code § 22-1801(b) (1981), and grand larceny, id. § 22-2201. The trial court later reduced the grand larceny conviction to petit larceny. On direct appeal, appellant argues that the mid-trial arrest of a defense wit ness violated appellant’s Sixth Amendment right to compulsory process. He further contends that the trial court erred in excluding bias testimony appellant wished to elicit from this defense witness. Finally, appellant asserts the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new…