Alan Dean Hudson v. United States

Appellant was convicted of violating the counterfeiting laws. 18 U.S.C.A. § 472. He contends that the trial court erred in denying him the right to cross-examine the prosecution’s chief witness in an effort to impeach his testimony. He proposed to ask the witness whether he was connected with prostitution, narcotics, or pornography. He made no effort to show a conviction of a felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude. The trial court did not err in so limiting the cross-examination. The scope of cross-examination rests largely within the discretion of the trial court. Grant v. United…