Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 30, 1991No. 86-614, 86-615, 89-456, 89-490, 90-1528 and 90-1547PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
On January 12, 1984, appellant pled guilty to armed rape and armed kidnapping involving two separate crimes. The trial court sentenced him to two concurrent prison terms of fifteen years to life. Sixteen months later appellant filed a motion to withdraw his plea, claiming his rape plea was tainted because: (1) he lacked the mental capacity to understand the plea and related proceedings; (2) his counsel rendered ineffective assistance; and (3) his lawyer promised appellant a Youth Act sentence. Finding these claims unavailing, we affirm.
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Appellant pled guilty to armed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Gibson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- State v. WatsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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