District of Columbia Court of Appeals December 2, 1987, 85-606 (Shepard v. United States)

BELSON, Associate Judge:

Appellant Rufus Shepard contends on appeal that the trial court erred in denying, without a hearing, his motion to vacate his sentence, D.C. Code § 23-110 (1981), on the ground that he was denied his sixth amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel at trial.