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McADOO v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 83-795, 84-70.

515 A.2d 412 (1986)

Christopher M. McADOO, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Dwayne E. WILSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Michael Robinson, with whom Timothy P. Junkin, Washington, D.C. was on briefs, for appellant McAdoo.

Nigel L. Scott, Washington, D.C., for appellant Wilson.

Kenneth J. Melilli, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. DiGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C. were on brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, FERREN and ROGERS, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted two brothers, McAdoo and Wilson, of first degree murder while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1981), and carrying a pistol without a license, id., § 22-3204.1 Both appellants contend the trial court erred in refusing to grant a mistrial after the prosecutor cross-examined Wilson's character witness about his knowledge of Wilson's juvenile adjudications. Appellant McAdoo...

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