AUSTIN v. U.S.

No. 11-CF-186.

64 A.3d 413 (2013)

Jonathan M. AUSTIN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 18, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy L. Ponds , Washington, DC, for appellant.

Peter S. Smith , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman and Suzanne Grealy Curt , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FISHER and THOMPSON, Associate Judges, and WAGNER, Senior Judge.


WAGNER, Senior Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant, Jonathan Austin, was convicted of one count of first-degree felony murder with aggravating circumstances (D.C.Code §§ 22-2101 & -2104.01(b)(4)) and one count of cruelty to children (D.C.Code § 22-1101). He argues for reversal on the grounds that the trial court erred in: (1) precluding the cross-examination of a key government witness; (2) depriving him of his constitutional right to present...

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