Legal Opinion
Robinson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 17, 1989No. 85-1073, 88-1015PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A jury convicted appellant of first-degree burglary, D.C.Code § 22-1801(a) (1981), and rape, id. § 22-2801. He contends on appeal, primarily, that the trial court: (1) abused its discretion in failing sua sponte to conduct an inquiry to ascertain appellant’s capacity to waive an insanity defense; (2) committed reversible error in failing to conduct an inquiry into appellant’s pretrial claim of ineffective assistance of counsel when appellant told the court before trial that he wanted a new lawyer; and (3) abused its discretion in denying his post-trial motion for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Frendak v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Monroe v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Farrell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Nicholson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Garmon v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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