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THOMPKINS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 4354, 4355.

236 A.2d 443 (1967)

Carl A. THOMPKINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 27, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Pryor (appointed by this court), for appellant.

Henry K. Osterman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, of the bar of New York, by special leave of court, with whom David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., Frank Q. Nebeker and Charles A. Mays, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

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

KELLY, Associate Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of attempted larceny and assault.1 It is urged on appeal that the trial court erred in sustaining an objection to appellant's attempt to impeach the Government's primary witness during cross-examination.

The complaining witness, a music teacher at Roosevelt High School, testified on direct examination that about 1:30 p. m. on March 8, 1967, appellant approached him in the...

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