U.S. v. GEORGE

No. 06-3172.

532 F.3d 933 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Melvin Eric GEORGE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra G. Roland, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. with her on the briefs was A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender. Tony W. Miles, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.

Chrisellen R. Kolb, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III, Florence Y. Pan, and Frederick W. Yette, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.


BROWN, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Melvin George of robbing a Citibank branch of $2,095, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). For this crime he received a sentence of ninety-two months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Mr. George's sister, Janene George, gave crucial testimony against him. At trial, Mr. George wanted to cross-examine his sister about her mental illness. Doing so, he believes...

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