Williams v. United States

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellant pleaded guilty on February 5, 1980 to charges of rape and first degree burglary, D.C.Code §§ 22-2801, -1801 (1973), respectively.1 The trial court ordered a study under the Federal Youth *305Corrections Act, 18 U.S.C. § 5010(e) (1976), and continued the case for sentencing. On July 7, the trial court imposed consecutive sentences totaling fifteen to forty-five years. In early September 1980, appellant contacted the Public Defender Service (PDS) and requested that a PDS lawyer file a motion to reduce sentence. Super.Ct. Crim.R. 35.2 PDS agreed to represent him and…