Legal Opinion
Rivera v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 31, 2008No. 05-CF-1418, 06-CO-928PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
A jury convicted appellant, Israel Rivera, on the charge of assaulting, resisting or interfering with a police officer with a dangerous weapon (belt with buckle), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-405(b) (2001). Subsequently, he filed a motion to vacate his sentence on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. He claims that the trial court erred by (1) telling the jury “to be cautious” in handling the belt; (2) denying his motion for judgment of acquittal; and (3) failing to find ineffective assistance of counsel since his counsel did not (a) request a court…
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