OFFUTT v. U.S.

No. 15-CF-538.

157 A.3d 191 (2017)

James N. OFFUTT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Engle , with whom Sharon L. Burka was on the brief, for appellant.

Valinda Jones , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Channing D. Phillips , United States Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman and Chrisellen R. Kolb , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before Thompson and Mcleese, Associate Judges, and Ferren, Senior Judge.


Appellant James Offutt seeks reversal of his conviction for tampering with evidence, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial court erroneously allowed him to be cross-examined on an impermissible basis. We affirm.

I.

The evidence at trial indicated the following...

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