TAIJUIAN HENSON v. UNITED STATES
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Senior Judge:
After pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute (“PWID”) cocaine and additional charges, appellant Taijuian Henson moved to withdraw his plea on the basis that his prior appointed counsel, James Williams, Esq., ineffectively failed to apprise him of an earlier, more beneficial, plea offer. That motion was denied by the trial court, and forms the basis of his present appeal. Henson now argues that the trial court improperly weighed Williams’ ineffectiveness and erred in concluding that even if Williams had performed deficiently, Henson would not have taken…
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