Legal Opinion

Spencer v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided January 23, 1997No. 92-CF-1474, 94-CO-1337PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Spencer and a co-defendant, Bernard Bishop, were convicted of distributing cocaine, in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1993). Spencer noted an appeal from his conviction. 1 While that appeal was pending, he filed a motion to vacate his sentence under D.C.Code § 23-110 (1996). The trial court denied the motion, and Spencer noted a second appeal, which we consolidated with the first. Before this court Spencer makes three arguments. First, he contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction; second, he maintains that the trial court…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Green v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. Lanton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. Oliver v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Koonce v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
  5. Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007

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