RICHARD WALKER WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Senior Judge:
This appeal arises from a fatal stabbing in the' Southeast quadrant of the District of Columbia. Following a jury trial, appellant Richard Walker Williams was convicted of one count of second-degree murder while armed as a lesser included offense, one count of carrying a dangerous weapon (“CDW”) having previously been convicted of a felony, 1 and two counts of offense committed during'release (“OCDR”). 2 Appellant challenges his convictions, arguing that the trial court erred in finding him competent for self-representation and in failing to re-examine sua sponte the…
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