BELL v. U.S.

No. 01-CF-1131.

950 A.2d 56 (2008)

Thomas H. BELL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith A. Lovelace, Suitland, MD, for appellant.1

Stratton C. Strand, Assistant United States Attorney, for appellee. Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., James S. Sweeney, and Edith M. Shine, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FARRELL and RUIZ, Associate Judges, and SCHWELB, Senior Judge.


RUIZ, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of armed robbery, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence (PFCV), and possession of a prohibited weapon with the intent to use it unlawfully (PPW). On appeal, he claims that the trial court violated his right to present a defense by 1) allowing a proffered defense witness to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege without taking the stand; 2) refusing to admit that witness's purported confession, exculpating appellant...

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