Grayton v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge:

In the early morning hours of May 30, 1994, a bed in the apartment of Margaret Jenkins was set ablaze. Jenkins’ estranged boy friend, appellant Grayton, was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary, 1 arson, 2 destruction of property, 3 and threats to injure another person. 4 After a jury trial, he was convicted on all counts. On appeal, Grayton claims that the trial court committed reversible error by restricting the scope of his cross-examination of Ms. Jenkins about her alleged prior drug use and by refusing to allow him to introduce extrinsic evidence of…