Slaughter v. United States

'flu: petitioner contends he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at his trial. The record of the Municipal Court shows that Mr. Thomas David entered an appearance for petitioner and does not show that he withdrew. The judgment of the Municipal Court of Appeals affirming petitioner’s conviction appears from its opinion to be based upon the premise that Mr. David was petitioner’s counsel of record at the time of trial. Slaughter v. United States, D.C.Mun.App., 60 A.2d 700. But affidavits ox Mr. David and of Mr. Henry E. Rupp, Assistant Clerk of the Municipal Court, filed in this…