GILLISON v. UNITED STATES

No. 21248.

399 F.2d 586 (1968)

Timothy A. GILLISON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 2, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C. William Tayler, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), for appellant.

Mr. W. Carey Parker, Atty., Department of Justice, of the bar of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., Frank Q. Nebeker and Victor W. Caputy, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and WRIGHT, and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.


BAZELON, Chief Judge:

Gillison appeals his robbery conviction in a jury trial at which co-defendant Faustin Moran pled guilty at the close of the government's case. The government concedes that the prosecutor's conduct of the cross examination of appellant, who was the sole witness for the defense, was improper but argues that the error was not prejudicial. We disagree.

On direct examination appellant testified that he was unarmed and only seeking a job when...

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