Walls v. United States

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a defendant committed to Saint Elizabeths Hospital in 1974, as a result of a not guilty by reason of insanity plea to simple assault, has demonstrated manifest injustice by reason of errors by the trial judge and trial counsel entitling him to vacation of his plea and unconditional release under D.C.Code § 24-301(k) (1989 Kepi.). Appellant Anthony Walls contends that the finding by the motions judge that he has not been prejudiced is untenable and unsupported by the record. He contends, more specifically, that but for such…