United States v. Alfred Lee Wilson

The defendant appeals his conviction for rape in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2031. He contends that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction, that the trial court erred in instructing the jury, that the trial court violated his right to counsel by refusing to permit him to participate in closing argument, and that the trial court erred in ruling that the government could introduce a conviction obtained in a West German court to impeach his credibility

The only contention requiring discussion is that involving the use of the German conviction for impeachment.

The defendant had been…