Gibson v. United States

Appellant entered a plea of guilty to a one count indictment charging him with carrying a pistol without a license. 1 Subsequent to sentencing, appellant filed pro se, pursuant to D.C. Code 1973, § 23-110, 2 a motion to vacate his guilty plea and sentence, alleging that he had been deprived of effective assistance of counsel in derogation of the Sixth Amendment. Specifically, appellant’s motion alleged that his court-appointed counsel “failed to pursue or advise [him] of his right to pursue proper remedies for asserting his Fourth Amendment rights in connection with his unlawful arrest [and…