Legal Opinion
Sykes v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 28, 1991No. 87-1154, 88-1607PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Following a jury trial, Gary M. Sykes was convicted of distribution of heroin and possession of heroin.1 D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(l) (1988). Sykes filed a post-trial motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-110 (1989). The trial judge denied the motion without a hearing. In these consolidated appeals from the judgment of conviction and the post-trial order, he argues that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial and that the trial judge should have held a hearing on his § 23-110 motion. We affirm.
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