Miller v. United States

BELSON, Associate Judge:

Appellant Willie Miller was convicted of first-degree murder but acquitted of carrying a pistol without a license in connection with the fatal shooting of Michael Bottoms. He appeals both from the judgment of conviction and from the trial court’s denial without a hearing of his subsequent motion to vacate sentence. Although we reject the arguments advanced on the direct appeal, we conclude that the trial court erred in denying a hearing on the motion to vacate. Accordingly, we remand to the trial court for a hearing on appellant’s claim that he was denied his Sixth…