Curry v. United States

ROGERS, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted by a jury of rape, D.C.Code § 22-2801 (1981), carnal knowledge, id,., and enticing a minor child, id. § 22-3501. 1 In a post-trial motion, he asked for a new trial on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel, and the trial court’s failure, sua sponte, to instruct the jury on corroboration of the complainant’s testimony. After a hearing, the trial judge denied the motion. According appropriate deference to the findings of the trial court, we hold that the failure to instruct on corroboration was harmless error. We also hold that although…