Legal Opinion
Watson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 8, 1986No. 83-996, 83-1136 and 83-1150PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.
These consolidated appeals have two facets. First, we have for consideration a test on the issue of ineffectiveness of counsel while on appeal. Secondly, we review a challenge to separate orders of the Superi- or Court dealing with the issue of ineffectiveness of trial counsel and denying collateral relief from prior judgments of conviction. We deny the motion to recall our mandate, which raises the claim of ineffective counsel on appeal, and we affirm the judgments.
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2Cases cited44 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Watson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Cutbirth v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1988
- Taylor v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Guinn v. CuppOregon Supreme Court · 1987
- Pope v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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