Commonwealth v. Coleman

After a joint trial in the Superior Court, a jury convicted the defendant Lang on four counts of a four-count indictment and the defendant Coleman on two counts of a four-count indictment, each count charging aggravated rape 2 of the victim on February 27, 1987. 3 We address the various grounds on which the defendants appeal, first setting forth the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth.

The victim and an acquaintance, called Lucky, visited with the defendants in Lang’s apartment on the evening of February 26, 1987. The apartment comprised two rooms, a living room…