Legal Opinion
Spencer v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 30, 2011No. Civil Action No. 2010-1871PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
In this pro se action for a writ of habeas corpus, petitioner David Spencer challenges his conviction and sentencing in Superior Court of the District of Columbia. A jury convicted Mr. Spencer of first degree murder and related offenses. Mr. Spencer claims, among other wrongs, that he was subjected to prosecutorial misconduct and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial, on appeal, and throughout collateral attack proceedings. The Petition will be dismissed because (1) Mr. Spencer has failed to show that the local…
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