Asbell v. United States

FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted appellant, Quinton R. Asbell, of robbery, D.C. Code 1973, § 22-2901, and second-degree burglary, id. § 1801(b).1 After noting an appeal and receiving new appointed counsel, appellant requested, and was denied, a new trial based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Although many issues have been raised on appeal, most coverage in a basic question: whether appellant’s counsel, whom the trial court found grossly incompetent, prejudiced appellant to the extent of denying him the essence of a substantial defense. We conclude that counsel’s gross…