Legal Opinion

Hicks v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 9, 1976No. 9597, 9893PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion made pursuant to Super.Ct.Cr.R. 32(e), 1 asking the court to set aside his judgment of conviction to permit him to withdraw his plea of guilty to one count of prison breach, a violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2601. Appellant argues that the trial court’s failure to inform him of the consequences of his plea renders his plea invalid under Super.Ct. Cr.R. 11, 2 and that this constitutes “manifest injustice” under Rule 32(e).

Appellant was convicted in 1973 of the crime of assault with intent to commit rape, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-501,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. John Mack Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
  3. United States v. Donald P. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
  4. Lubin v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Bettis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Gaston v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Byrd v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Eldridge v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Goodall v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990

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