Legal Opinion
Alston v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 1991No. 90-835PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Calvin L. Alston appeals from a trial court order dismissing his pro se motion to correct sentence pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-110 (1989). He argues that, upon conviction as an adult for second-degree murder, his sentence should have commenced immediately and thus begun to run concurrently with, rather than consecutively to, a sentence he was serving in California under the Federal Youth Corrections Act. He also claims he is entitled to good time credits for all time served. Because the trial court lacked jurisdiction to consider the requested relief pursuant to § 23-110…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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