PETTIFORD v. U.S.

No. 95-CO-637.

700 A.2d 207 (1997)

Franklin H. PETTIFORD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal L. Thomas, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Gina L. Simms, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Thomas C. Black, and L. Jackson Thomas II, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and FARRELL, Associate Judge, and MACK, Senior Judge.


MACK, Senior Judge:

Appellant Franklin H. Pettiford pled guilty to first-degree murder while armed, second-degree murder while armed and carrying a pistol without a license. After sentencing, appellant filed a motion to vacate his guilty pleas and sentence under D.C.Code § 23-110 (1989), alleging, in part, ineffective assistance of counsel. The Superior Court denied his motion, and appellant appeals.

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