POTEAT v. UNITED STATES

No. 9211.

363 A.2d 295 (1976)

John E. POTEAT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William V. DePaulo, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Alexia Morrison, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, James F. McMullin and Joseph E. di Genova, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, FICKLING and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a jury trial conviction of first-degree burglary, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-1801(a), and obstruction of justice, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-703. The issues presented on appeal are whether the trial court erred by (1) denying appellant's motion for a continuance; (2) refusing to hear testimony from complainant's mother regarding statements allegedly made to her by a detective; and (3) denying appellant's motion for a new trial based...

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