Johnson v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant brings this appeal from a trial court order denying his motion under D.C.Code § 23-110 to withdraw his guilty plea. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to hold a hearing to determine whether he was mentally competent to enter the plea and that the court’s subsequent refusal to allow him to withdraw the plea constituted an abuse of discretion. We affirm.

I

Appellant Johnson was charged in a six-count indictment with armed kidnapping, 1 armed rape, 2 armed assault with intent to commit sodomy, 3 sodomy, 4 assault with a dangerous weapon, 5 and…