Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 2001No. 98-CO-1911PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON REHEARING EN BANC
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
We granted rehearing en banc in this case to consider whether relief is available to a criminal defendant whose appointed counsel on direct appeal fails to note a requested appeal from the denial of a motion alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel filed during the direct appeal. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the breach of counsel’s statutory duty to note an appeal in these circumstances entitles the defendant to a new opportunity to appeal the denial.
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A jury found appellant (Williams) guilty of first-degree murder and carrying…
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