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ALSTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 3444.

202 A.2d 778 (1964)

Orlando ALSTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 31, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Shorter, Jr., Washington, D. C., and Barbara A. Walker, for appellant.

David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., Frank Q. Nebeker, Robert G. Miller and Anthony A. Lapham, Asst. U. S. Attys., for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.

HOOD, Chief Judge.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of an assault and on this appeal assigns but one error. He asserts that his right to a fair and impartial trial was prejudiced by the Assistant United States Attorney's improper handling and use of appellant's police record. This claim is based upon an occurrence during appellant's cross-examination. According to the statement of proceedings and evidence, this is what occurred:

"Defendant was asked about...

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