Legal Opinion
Farrell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 21, 1978No. 12051PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
Tried by a jury on a felony indictment alleging destruction of private property valued in excess of $200.00, appellant was convicted of the lesser-included misdemeanor of destruction of private property valued at less than $200.00. See D.C.Code 1973, § 22 — 403. As his principal contention on appeal appellant alleges that the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel by failing to conduct sufficient inquiry into his pretrial claim of ineffective assistance of counsel before it denied his motion to change counsel. We agree with appellant’s assertion and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Clifton Gregory v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Joseph CalabroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by84 opinions
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