Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 8, 1990No. 88-216PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Senior Judge:
Laverne Williams, a former nurse at D.C. General Hospital, who having previously pleaded guilty to two counts of an indictment charging illegal possession of a controlled substance, had been given a suspended sentence and placed on probation, subsequently filed a motion for reduction of sentence, appeals from an order denying such motion.
She argues that (1) in determining the original sentence and refusing to reduce it, the court improperly gave weight to a government representation at the sentencing hearing that she was guilty of offenses for which she was never tried,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Thomas v. District of Columbia Department of LaborDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Green v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Powers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Houston v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Rider v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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