Legal Opinion

United States v. Weathers, Marc K.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided August 6, 1999No. 15-1345PublishedCited by 93 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Marc Weathers was found guilty on all counts of a six-count indictment arising out of his attempts to arrange for the murder of several witnesses and a prosecutor. He contends that two of his six convictions should be vacated because each charges an offense also included in the remaining four counts. We conclude that defendant waived this claim by failing to raise it before trial. We find that defendant’s further contention, that his attorney provided ineffective assistance by failing to assert this claim in…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  5. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by93 opinions

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