Legal Opinion
Coates v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 19, 1998No. 96-CF-464PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Appellant Keith L. Coates was convicted of assault with intent to rob while armed, in violation of D.C.Code §§ 22-501, -3202 (1996); and carrying a dangerous weapon (knife), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3204.1 He filed a motion for a new trial. The motion was denied, and he filed a timely appeal contending that his Fifth Amendment constitutional privilege against self-incrimination was violated because (1) the trial court failed to grant a requested mistrial when a police officer was allowed to comment on his silence after the officer had seized him by the pants, thus…
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