Watley v. United States

BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Andre Watley, was convicted under D.C.Code § 48-904.01(a)(l) (2001) for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Appellant’s subsequent motion to vacate his conviction pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-110 (2001) on the basis of ineffective assistance of trial counsel was denied. We have consolidated Watley’s appeal from that denial with the direct appeal of his conviction. Appellant’s claim that his counsel was ineffective in failing to file a Fourth Amendment suppression motion has sufficient facial merit to require a hearing; therefore, we…