Legal Opinion
Spencer v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 2000No. 93-CM-1184, 95-CO-254, 96-CO-1971PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Senior Judge:
Steven Spencer appeals from his conviction by jury for possession of cocaine 1 and from the trial court’s denial of his motion to vacate his conviction filed pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-110 (1996 Repl.). The trial court denied Spencer’s § 23-110 motion on the ground that the court was without authority to entertain the motion because Spencer was no longer in custody and, additionally, on its merits. In these appeals Spencer contends: (1) he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel; (2) the trial court erred in denying his § 23-110 motion…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Louis W. Brock v. David B. Weston, Superintendent, Special Commitment CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Ready v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Snell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Thomas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Otts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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