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MORRIS v. U.S.

No. 91-CF-1150.

622 A.2d 1116 (1993)

Maurice W. MORRIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Rhyne, McLean, VA, appointed by this court, for appellant.

Eric L. Yaffe, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and John R. Fisher, Elizabeth Trosman and

Bruce Delaplaine, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, FARRELL, Associate Judge, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

Appellant Maurice W. Morris appeals his convictions1 by a jury on the grounds that (1) the trial judge erred in allowing an improper missing witness argument and improper comment on appellant's post-arrest silence during cross-examination and closing argument, (2) the trial judge erred in refusing to admit evidence of other crimes committed by a third person, and (3) appellant...

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