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PETTAWAY v. U. S.

No. 12676.

390 A.2d 981 (1978)

Clarence PETTAWAY, a/k/a Clarence Richardson, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 27, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Duffy, Law Student Counsel (LS # 1788), with whom Michael E. Geltner, Washington, D. C., supervising atty., was on the brief, for appellant.

Peter C. DePaolis, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry and Bette E. Uhrmacher, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before YEAGLEY, MACK, and FERREN, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

This case presents one question: whether the trial judge erred in denying, without a hearing, appellant's motion pursuant to D.C.Code 1973, § 23-110, to vacate sentence. Because we find that the motion was vague and conclusory, we affirm the trial court's action.

I.

Appellant was indicted on July 9, 1975, for assault with intent to kill, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-501, and mayhem and malicious disfigurement, D.C.Code 1973...

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