WAGES v. U.S.

No. 90-1187.

594 A.2d 1053 (1991)

Ricky R. WAGES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren E. Gorman, Chevy Chase, Md., was on the brief, for appellant.

Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John R. Fisher, Thomas C. Black, and Martin D. Carpenter, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, and FERREN and FARRELL, Associate Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of assault with a dangerous weapon and several weapons offenses. On appeal, his primary claim of error is that the trial court allowed the prosecutor, without prior notice, to elicit "other crimes" evidence on redirect examination of the complaining witness to the effect that appellant had sought to bribe the witness not to testify at trial. We affirm.

I.

The complaining witness, Lamont Wilson, was...

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