Legal Opinion
Little v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 1981No. 79-441PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
In this appeal we review the trial court’s denial, without a hearing, of appellant’s pro se petition for reconsideration of an earlier court order rejecting a motion under D.C. Code 1973, § 23-110 for vacation of sentence and resentencing. Finding that the trial court erred in failing to conduct a hearing to determine the merits of appellant’s allegations, we reverse and remand.
Following trial and conviction, appellant was sentenced on November 9, 1977 to a period of incarceration of 5 to 15 years for one count of assault with intent to kill while armed (D.C.Code 1973,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fallen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gibson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Butler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Hines v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- United States v. Isaac J. TindleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Watson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- United States v. JacksonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Watson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Little v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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