Kelly v. United States

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

Appellant Tony Kelly appeals from his convictions1 on the principal ground that the trial judge abused his discretion in denying appellant’s motion for a new trial because the court denied him the right to testify at trial and his counsel was ineffective because counsel failed to protect appellant’s right to testify absent a knowing and intelligent waiver. Finding these contentions unpersuasive, but observing that this appeal further demonstrates the advisability of a trial colloquy to determine whether the defendant wishes to testify, see Boyd v. United States, 586 A.2d…