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WATSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-996, 83-1136 and 83-1150.

508 A.2d 75 (1986)

Curtis L. WATSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Carlin, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellant.

Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, Judith Hetherton, Wendy Bebie, and Harry R. Benner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before NEBEKER and MACK, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

These consolidated appeals have two facets. First, we have for consideration a test on the issue of ineffectiveness of counsel while on appeal. Secondly, we review a challenge to separate orders of the Superior Court dealing with the issue of ineffectiveness of trial counsel and denying collateral relief from prior judgments of conviction. We deny the motion to recall our mandate, which raises the claim of ineffective counsel on appeal, and...

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