UPSHUR v. U.S.

No. 97-CO-139.

742 A.2d 887 (1999)

Charles V. UPSHUR, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles V. Upshur, pro se.

Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Elizabeth Trosman, Stephanie G. Miller, Laura A. Cordero, and Rachel Adelman-Pierson, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and STEADMAN and FARRELL, Associate Judges.


WAGNER, Chief Judge:

Charles Upshur, appeals from an order of the trial court denying his motion to vacate conviction and withdraw guilty plea. He argues that the trial court erred in denying the motion without a hearing. Specifically, as grounds for reversal, he contends that he did not knowingly and voluntarily enter the guilty plea because: (1) he was not informed of the mandatory minimum penalties and the elements of the offense of second degree murder; (2) he...

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