WATERS v. LOCKETT

No. 13-5275.

896 F.3d 559 (2018)

Lewis WATERS, Appellant, v. Charles L. LOCKETT, Warden, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 24, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa B. Wright , Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was A.J. Kramer , Federal Public Defender.

Peter S. Smith , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Jessie K. Liu , U.S. Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , Assistant U.S. Attorney. Suzanne Grealy Curt , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Before: Tatel, Griffith, and Wilkins, Circuit Judges.


Lewis Waters was convicted of roughly two dozen criminal charges in the District of Columbia arising out of events that occurred in 2005. Waters challenged his convictions in the D.C. Court of Appeals (DCCA), which affirmed his sentence. Failing to find relief in the DCCA, Waters later filed a pro se petition for a writ...

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