Legal Opinion

Williams v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 27, 1995No. 93-CO-1062PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

Appellant entered a plea of guilty to attempted robbery while armed (D.C.Code §§ 22-2902, -3202 (1989 & Supp.1994)) and carrying a pistol without a license (id. § 22-3204(a) (Supp.1994)). More than fifteen months after the imposition of sentence, he moved to withdraw the guilty plea on the ground that his plea agreement with the government, which the trial judge had accepted, violated Rule 11(e) of the Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure because it provided that the agreement would be “void” if the court exercised a particular sentencing option. The trial…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. United States v. James Edwards AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Bettis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. Gooding v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wallace v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. Southall v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. Edwards v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. Magnus v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. Edwards v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001

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