Brian Lamont Copeland v. United States

FISHER, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted appellant Brian Copeland of one count of first-degree sexual abuse with force. 1 Appellant later filed a motion for relief under D.C.Code § 23-110 (2001), alleging that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Judge Epstein denied the motion without a hearing. 2 Because appellant failed to show that he suffered prejudice from counsel’s allegedly deficient performance, we affirm.

I.Background

On April 22, 2008, appellant was charged by indictment with one count of first-degree sexual abuse. He was found guilty after a jury trial, and his…