Legal Opinion
Malede v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 22, 2001No. 96-CF-737, 99-CO-44PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
After a bench trial, appellant Malede was found guilty of stalking, two counts of felony threats, assault with intent to kill while armed, and related weapons offenses. He contends that the trial judge, sitting as factfinder, erroneously rejected his defense of insanity1 and that the judge later erred in denying without a hearing his motion under D.C.Code § 23-110 alleging a “conflict of interest” and ineffective assistance on the part of his trial attorney. We affirm.
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Malede did not dispute that he shot and seriously wounded Tigest Bekele, a woman with whom he had…
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- Richard Winkler v. John Keane, Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Bethea v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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