U.S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 95-3173.

113 F.3d 243 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Eric Von WILLIAMS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1997.

Rehearing Denied July 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa B. Wright, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause, for appellant, with whom A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, was on the briefs. Neil H. Jaffee, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Marian L. Borum, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause, for appellee, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr. and Jennifer M. Anderson, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief. John R. Fisher, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Before SILBERMAN, WILLIAMS, and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Eric Von Williams was convicted of two counts of distribution of cocaine base and two counts of unlawful use of a communication facility. His appeal focuses on various alleged errors at trial, including the denial of a missing witness instruction, a reference to a prior arrest photograph, bad character remarks by the prosecutor, and improper questioning of Williams by the trial judge. We affirm.

I.

The government established...

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