Legal Opinion
In Re Robertson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 24, 2008No. 00-FM-925, 04-FM-1269PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Appellant, John Robertson, appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to vacate his criminal contempt convictions (Appeal No. 04-FM-1269). He essentially contends that (1) the trial court violated his due process rights by failing to vacate his contempt conviction in light of his plea agreement with the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (“United States Attorney’s Office”); and (2) the trial court erred by failing to find that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel when he did not move to dismiss the criminal…
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