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JONES v. U.S.

No. 97-CF-1040.

739 A.2d 348 (1999)

Lamont R. JONES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth E. Sealls, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Jonathan N. Rosen, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Michael V. Tomaselli, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before SCHWELB, FARRELL and RUIZ, Associate Judges.

RUIZ, Associate Judge:

After a jury trial, appellant, Lamont R. Jones, was convicted of various weapon-related charges.1 Jones contends on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence that he was wearing a bullet-proof vest when apprehended by the police. Appellant also asserts that the trial court erred in not, sua sponte, finding that an analogy made by the government in closing argument was improper...

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