Ramsey v. United States

FERREN, Associate Judge:

The trial court denied without a hearing appellant’s motion, pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-110 (1989), 1 to vacate his sentence. Appellant argues he was denied effective assistance of counsel in December 1979 when he pleaded guilty to one count of assault with intent to rape, id. § 22-501 (1989), for which he received probation (revoked four years later). Appellant now asserts his innocence and claims he would not have pleaded guilty if counsel had not erroneously informed him that his cousin had made a statement to the police and was prepared to testify against him at…