Legal Opinion
Lanton v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 16, 2001No. 00-CO-487, 99-CM-245PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
On February 16, 1999, following a bench trial, Wayne Lanton was found guilty of assaulting his wife, Nnennaya Oti Lanton. He received a suspended sentence of imprisonment and was placed on probation. On August 18, 1999, Lanton filed a motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-110 (1998), alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. On March 22, 2000, the trial judge issued a written order in which she denied Lanton’s motion without a hearing. Lanton’s appeals from his conviction (No. 99-CM-245) and from the order denying his post-trial motion (No.…
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