Legal Opinion
Gaston v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 7, 1988No. 84-1017, 86-1079PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
Florie Gaston appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon her plea of guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of D.C. Code § 33-541(a) (1981). Appellant contends that the trial court erred (1) in failing to comply with the requirements of Super. CtCrim.R. 11 before accepting her plea, and (2) in refusing to grant her a hearing on her motion made pursuant to D.C. Code § 23-110 (1981). We find, in the circumstances here, that the failure of the trial court to apprise appellant of the maximum sentence provided by law and the…
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- United States v. TimmreckSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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