Legal Opinion
United States v. Angel Torres, A/K/A Victor Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 20, 1997No. 96-3044PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted appellant of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base. Claiming ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment, appellant filed a Rule 33 motion for new trial that the district court dismissed as untimely. Because we conclude that the facts alleged in support of appellant’s Sixth Amendment claim were not “newly discovered” within the meaning of Rule 33, we affirm the district court’s dismissal of the new trial motion. Although appellant raises a colorable…
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