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CORDERO v. UNITED STATES

No. 80-594.

456 A.2d 837 (1983)

Rowland CORDERO, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 31, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell F. Canan, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Michael D. Hays, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Charles F.C. Ruff, U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and John A. Terry, Asst. U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and Michael W. Farrell and A. Carlos Correa, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KERN, FERREN and BELSON, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

The principal question in this case is whether the trial court erroneously refused to raise certain matters during voir dire of the jury panel. We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion by failing either (1) to outline the facts alleged, followed by a specific inquiry as to whether the prospective jurors felt any prejudice toward appellant because of his political views or affiliations...

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