Young v. United States

RUIZ, Senior Judge:

In December 2003, a jury found appellant guilty of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance (heroin), in violation of D.C.Code § 48 — 904.01(a)(1) (2001).1 In *11872006, appellant filed, through current counsel, a motion to vacate his sentence under D.C.Code § 23-110, alleging that his trial counsel had rendered constitutionally ineffective representation. After a hearing held in 2008, the trial court denied appellant’s motion in 2009. This appeal followed. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion and should have granted him a new trial…