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COATES v. U.S.

No. 87-1236.

558 A.2d 1148 (1989)

William R. COATES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 12, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen L. Hochstein, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Gregory E. Jackson, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty. and Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, BELSON and SCHWELB, Associate Judges.

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Coates appeals from his convictions of kidnapping while armed, D.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...

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