PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal from a sentence imposed on defendant, who had been found guilty by a jury of escaping from custody in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 751(a).
One question only is presented by the appeal, namely, whether the trial court erred in refusing defendant the right to cross-examine a prosecution witness about the witness's prior criminal record.
A brief statement of the facts is needed to present the situation which faced...
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