Legal Opinion
Dobson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 16, 1998No. 94-CO-1689PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal by Sherman W. Dobson from an order of the trial court denying Dobson’s motion, filed pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-110 (1996), to set aside his convictions in 1980 of armed robbery 1 and of carrying a pistol without a license (CPWOL). 2 Dobson claims that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective. The trial judge held that Dobson was not prejudiced by any deficiency in his attorney’s performance and that no hearing on the motion was required. Primarily because the judge failed to address Dobson’s most persuasive argument, we reverse.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Fontaine v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Warren Lee Harris v. Marvin ReedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Bruce Anderson v. Norman ButlerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Shepard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by25 opinions
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