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BEST v. UNITED STATES

No. 7922.

328 A.2d 378 (1974)

George A. BEST, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Huber, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, by appellant.

David T. Stitt, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, James F. McMullin, and John C. Lenahan, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, FICKLING and NEBEKER, Associate Judges.

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

This appeal from a jury conviction of robbery in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2901, presents the issue whether the trial court committed reversible error when it refused to allow appellant to cross-examine a prosecution witness (the arresting officer) in an attempt to show his alleged bias against appellant. We conclude that no reversible error was committed, and affirm.

The robbery occurred on May 7, 1973, in Peoples...

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