Legal Opinion
Frederick v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 9, 1999No. 93-CF-621, 97-CO-228, 97-CO-1834PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Fred L. Frederick was convicted by a jury of first degree murder while armed (FDMWA), D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1996), and carrying a pistol without a license (CPWOL), D.C.Code § 22-3204(a). Frederick subsequently filed a motion pursuant to D.C.Code § 28-110 to vacate his conviction, alleging that his representation at trial by his attorney was constitutionally inadequate. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). Following an eviden-tiary hearing, the trial judge, Honorable José M. López, 1 denied Frederick’s motion in an…
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