Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 5, 2000No. 98-CO-1911PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
On March 16, 1990, a jury convicted Craig A. Williams of first-degree murder while armed and of carrying a pistol without a license. On April 10, 1992, Williams filed a motion to set aside his sentence pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-110 (1996), alleging that his trial counsel had been constitutionally ineffective. On November 19, 1992, following a hearing, the trial judge denied the motion.
Williams filed a timely direct appeal from his conviction. His attorney failed, however, to perfect a separate appeal from the trial judge’s order denying his § 23-110 motion. In his brief on direct appeal,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Neverdon v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Lee v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Dantzler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
3Cited by5 opinions
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- Thomas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Thomas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001