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HARDY v. U.S.

No. 07-CO-618.

988 A.2d 950 (2010)

John HARDY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 4, 2010.

As Amended February 25, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sloan S.J. Johnston, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Samia Fam, Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Stratton C. Strand, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III, Elizabeth Trosman, and Sherri L. Berthrong, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before REID and THOMPSON, Associate Judges, and KING, Senior Judge.

REID, Associate Judge:

This case has a long, unique, and convoluted history. Approximately fifteen years ago, appellant John Hardy was convicted by a jury of several felony charges that arose from a shooting incident. Mr. Hardy believed the performance of his court-appointed trial attorney was inadequate; he therefore retained new counsel for his appeal. Although his retained appellate counsel accepted payment and knew that Mr. Hardy wished to claim ineffective assistance...

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