Legal Opinion
Newton v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1992No. 88-CF-169PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Senior Judge:
After a trial by jury, appellant was convicted in October 1985 of distribution of PCP and marijuana in violation of provisions of D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(l) (1988 Repl.). Prior to sentencing, appellant wrote to the presiding judge expressing dissatisfaction with his counsel.1 The judge appointed a different attorney for appellant, directed him to file a motion in this regard prior to sentencing, and ordered the government to file a response. On the day of sentencing, appellant had failed as yet to file the motion; therefore, there was no need for the government to respond as…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Bozza v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Heflin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. IbarraSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- English v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- United States v. Stanley Spiegel, Allen E. Perkins and Allan HollowayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Clement v. District of Columbia Department of Human ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Junior v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- District of Columbia v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Francis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
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