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WITHERSPOON v. U.S.

No. 84-71.

557 A.2d 587 (1989)

James D. WITHERSPOON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 12, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stacy J. Canan, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Kathryn A. Myerscough, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, Michael W. Farrell, and Elizabeth Trosman, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, and FERREN and SCHWELB, Associate Judges.

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

Appellant James D. Witherspoon appeals his conviction of a single count of possession of heroin, D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1988 Repl.), on the grounds that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel where the trial judge failed to conduct inquiries into whether defense counsel had an actual conflict of interest with appellant and had adequately prepared appellant's case.

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