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AUSTIN v. UNITED STATES

No. 21698.

418 F.2d 456 (1969)

Luther L. AUSTIN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 7, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Carl V. Lyon, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court) for appellant.

Mr. Julius A. Johnson, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., Frank Q. Nebeker and Charles A. Mays, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. James E. Kelley, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, McGOWAN and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

The sole question presented on this appeal, from a conviction of robbery,1 is whether the trial judge erred in barring2 certain testimony by appellant which was proffered as part of an ongoing effort to impeach a police officer who was a principal witness for the Government. The basis of the attempted impeachment was appellant's claim that prior to the offense on...

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