Legal Opinion

Steward v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 21, 2007No. 03-CF-1124, 06-CO-393PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Associate Judge:

In the first of these consolidated cases, appellant Reginald Steward seeks reversal of his conviction on a single count of distribution of heroin, arguing insufficiency of the evidence. In the second case, he contends that the trial court erred in denying, without a hearing, his motion, brought pursuant to D.C.Gode § 23-110 and Super. Ct. Crim. R. 33, in which he alleged ineffective assistance of counsel and sought a new trial. We have no trouble concluding that the evidence at trial was sufficient to sustain the jury’s guilty verdict. We agree with appellant,…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  3. Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Newman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. Gibson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Fortune v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
  2. Hardy v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
  3. Strozier v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
  4. Dorsey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2020
  5. Shepherd v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2023

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