BROWN v. U.S.

No. 94-CF-1506.

683 A.2d 118 (1996)

Rocky L. BROWN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claudia Crichlow, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Samia Fam, Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Gina Simms, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Halsey B. Frank, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN and SCHWELB, Associate Judges, and BELSON, Senior Judge.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Rocky L. Brown was convicted by a jury of armed robbery1 and of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence (PFCV).2 On appeal, he contends that the trial judge unreasonably restricted his cross-examination of the complaining witness. We agree and remand for further proceedings.

I.

THE TRIAL

A. The Evidence.

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