Legal Opinion
Williams v. Martinez
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 13, 2009No. 08-5221PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
Opinion concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Section 23-110 of the D.C.Code establishes a procedure for collateral review of convictions in the D.C. Superior Court and creates exclusive jurisdiction in that court “unless” the remedy provided by that section is “inadequate or ineffective.” In this case, we must decide whether section 23-110 bars a prisoner convicted in Superior Court from bringing a federal habeas corpus petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. Because the D.C.…
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