Legal Opinion
Lee v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 29, 1991No. 90-1248PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Lee, then represented by his first counsel, was convicted by a jury of first degree murder while armed and related offenses. 1 On March 5, 1986, he was sentenced to substantial consecutive terms of imprisonment.
On July 13, 1988, Lee’s second counsel filed a post-trial motion for a new trial pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-110 (1989) alleging that Lee had been denied the effective assistance of counsel during his trial. On November 21, 1989, the trial judge issued a written order denying Lee’s motion without a hearing. Lee’s second counsel, who had filed a timely appeal to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Shepard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Doe v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Vaughn v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Dews v. DewsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- Stratmon v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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