Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 26, 2018No. 14-CO-887PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ferren, Senior Judge:
On June 30, 1998, appellant MacArthur Williams and his co-defendant, Michael McCullough, were convicted of a number of offenses in connection with the shooting death of Sharon Jackson.1 This court affirmed his convictions on direct appeal.2 Appellant subsequently filed a motion for relief pursuant to the Innocence Protection Act ("IPA"),3 in which he alleged there was new evidence proving his actual innocence.
*561After a two-day hearing, the trial court denied his motion. On appeal, appellant asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion to vacate…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Turner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
- McCullough v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- Hill v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- CHARLES S. TURNER,CHRISTOPHER D. TURNER,RUSSELL L. OVERTON, LEVY ROUSE, CLIFTON E. YARBOROUGH, KELVIN D. SMITH, & TIMOTHY CATLETTDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015
- Bouknight v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
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