The D.C. Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for a man convicted in an incident in which that man and a D.C. police officer was shot. The panel ruled that the trial judge in 2009 improperly limited a defense attorney’s cross-examination of the officer who had been shot, pursuing the concept of collusion among the three officers who were on the scene.

Ronald Coles was convicted on charges including aggravated assault while armed, resisting a police officer and several offenses relating to illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. However, the appeals court overturned all the convictions except the one for failing to appear on his original trial date and remanded the case for further proceedings.