Legal Opinion
Oliver v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 11, 2003No. 00-CM-1359PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted of simple assault after a non-jury trial. On appeal he contends that the trial court erred in denying the request of his court-appointed counsel for leave to withdraw from the case, made on the morning of trial, and that his counsel was ineffective for failing to call more than one witness (appellant himself) to testify for the defense. We affirm.
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During the evening of May 6, 2000, eighteen-year-old Yunxu Chen and his older brother 1 were making deliveries for their father’s carry-out restaurant. Mr. Chen testified that after one delivery his…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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