Clayborne v. United States

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Kevin Clayborne was convicted after a jury trial of second degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license. He contends that the trial court erred (1) in allowing the government to insinuate bias without sufficient foundation during cross-examination of a key defense witness and in closing argument; and (2) in allowing the government to rebut his testimony on cross-examination concerning a collateral matter by calling the decedent’s sister to testily in the government’s rebuttal case.…