Legal Opinion
Coates v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 12, 1989No. 87-1236PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Coates appeals from his convictions of kidnapping while armed, B.C.Code §§ 22-2101, 3202 (1981), rape while armed, §§ 22-2801, 3202, sodomy, § 22-3502 and armed robbery, §§ 22-2901, 3202. He contends that the trial judge committed reversible error by declining to advise the jury in timely fashion that his prior convictions could be considered only in connection with his credibility as a witness and by refusing to admit expert testimony regarding the effects of PCP on the recollection of those who abuse it. We affirm.
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THE FACTS
The case arose out of the armed…
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