VEREEN v. U.S.

No. 89-460.

587 A.2d 456 (1991)

Bennie VEREEN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Seligman, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Richard L. Chamovitz, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, III, and Steven J. Roman, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, BELSON, Associate Judge, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Bennie Vereen appeals from his conviction of armed robbery, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3202 (1989 Repl. & 1990 Supp.), on the grounds that the trial judge (1) erroneously determined that a rebuttal witness for the government was competent to testify and (2) erred in denying the defense an opportunity to present psychiatric testimony to negate the credibility of the rebuttal witness. Under the unusual circumstances here, we agree that...

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