Coleman v. State

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

Elijah Coleman was convicted of one count of rape under former AS 11.15.120 1 and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon under former AS 11.15.220. 2 Coleman argues on appeal that evidence of a prior rape conviction was improperly allowed into evidence, that the jury was given an erroneous instruction on the elements of assault with a dangerous weapon, that he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel and that his sentence was excessive. We affirm both convictions as well as the sentences which were imposed.

The victim of the crimes in question,…