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WRIGHT v. UNITED STATES

No. 10335.

183 F.2d 821 (1950)

WRIGHT v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George E. McNeil, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. M. Edward Buckley, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, submitted on the brief for appellant.

Mr. Harold H. Bacon, Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George Morris Fay, United States Attorney, and Joseph M. Howard, Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, submitted on the brief for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, Chief Judge, and PROCTOR and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a conviction and judgment on a five count indictment under sections 2705 and 2707 of Title 22 of the District of Columbia Code (pandering and related offenses). Appellant's first contention is that the trial court improperly restricted his cross-examination of the complaining witness. While cross-examination is a matter of right, Alford v. United States, 282 U.S. 687, 51 S.Ct. 218, 75 L.Ed. 624, its...

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