SESSION v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 10700, 11612.

381 A.2d 1 (1977)

Arlie D. SESSION, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred L. Toombs, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Iraline G. Barnes, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, William D. Pease and Albert H. Turkus, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.


GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of kidnapping,1 simple assault2 and petit larceny.3 Appellant filed a post-trial motion for a new trial under D.C.Code 1973, § 23-1104 alleging that he had been deprived of effective assistance of counsel in derogation of his Sixth Amendment right. In support, appellant asserted (a) his trial counsel...

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