United States DC Circuit

District court committed harmless error in ruling that defendant's character evidence regarding his truthfulness and honesty was inadmissible. Because such evidence would have been cumulative and unlikely to overcome the strong evidence of his complicity in the May 15, 1999 events, his conviction is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/24/2003
• Decided 12/19/2003
• Published 12/19/2003

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leslie Ann Gerardo, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary B. McCord, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr. and Alyse Graham, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.