Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 29, 1980No. 13718PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted after a jury trial of carrying a pistol without a license (D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3204). On appeal, he contends (1) the trial judge erred when she failed to bar the use of appellant’s prior conviction for second degree murder; (2) trial counsel’s failure to locate and present a witness denied him the effective assistance of counsel; and (3) he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. We affirm.
At trial 1 the government presented testimony of the two arresting officers who stated that at about 1:40 p. m. on December 10,1975, they…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Branch v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Angarano v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
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- Robinson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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