Legal Opinion
Woody v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1977No. 9117, 10888PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was tried and convicted of armed robbery (D.C. Code 1973, §§ 22-2901, 22-3202), robbery (D.C. Code 1973, § 22-2901), assault with a dangerous weapon (D.C. Code 1973, § 22-502) and possession of a prohibited weapon (D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3214(b)). On appeal he challenges his conviction in four respects: (1) the failure of trial counsel to investigate the case and make proper objections at trial constituted ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) various omissions by counsel, including the failure to object to a jury instruction, amounted to plain error so as to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. Charles HammondsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Angarano v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Angarano v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by36 opinions
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