Legal Opinion
Kigozi v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 14, 2012No. Nos. 03-CF-1181, 07-CO-684PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge, Retired:
Ajene Kigozi (formerly known as Walter E. Johnson Jr.), was tried by jury and convicted in the Superior Court for the murder of Parris Lynch.1 He filed a motion pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-110 (2001) seeking reversal of his convictions on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel claiming, among other alleged deficiencies, counsel’s failure to consult with and call an expert witness who could testify about the PCP intoxication of the decedent, whose dying declarations formed the centerpiece of the government’s case. The Superior Court denied appellant’s…
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