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LAWRENCE v. UNITED STATES

No. 82-1404.

482 A.2d 374 (1984)

Gary LAWRENCE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 25, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Carlin, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., with whom James Klein, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellant.

Daniel S. Seikaly, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell and W. Randolph Teslik, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and NEBEKER and ROGERS, Associate Judges.

NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

Lawrence was convicted of carnal knowledge and indecent liberties with a minor. D.C.Code §§ 22-2801, -3501(a) (1981). He asserts three grounds for reversal, only one of which has merit.1 We find that the trial court violated appellant Lawrence's Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him by limiting his cross-examination of the government's primary witness. We therefore reverse appellant...

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