Legal Opinion
Byrd v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 14, 1992No. 89-CF-159, 90-CO-772PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Willie C. (Stink) Byrd was found guilty by a jury of possession of PCP and marijuana with the intent to distribute each of these controlled substances. D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(l) (1989). Byrd filed a motion for a new trial pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-110 (1988), arguing that his trial counsel had been constitutionally ineffective. Byrd’s motion was based primarily on his attorney’s failure to call two exculpatory witnesses (who had testified favorably to Byrd at the preliminary hearing) and to interview several others. After a hearing at which the essential facts were…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Thompson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- In re S.G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Cosio v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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