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LEWIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-185.

446 A.2d 837 (1982)

David L. LEWIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman A. Townsend, Arlington, D. C., appointed by the court, for appellant.

Regina C. McGranery, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry, John R. Fisher, and David W. Stanley, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and KELLY and FERREN, Associate Judges.

KELLY, Associate Judge:

The issue we decide in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to appoint substitute counsel to represent appellant on his presentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea when: (1) appellant, who was extremely inarticulate, told the court that his attorney had tricked and lied to him about the content of the government's case against him and the availability of potential defenses; (2) trial counsel substantially corroborated...

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