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21 Jan 2011, 5:00 am by zshapiro
The test for incompetence of counsel is found in the Supreme Court case, Strickland v. [read post]
9 Jan 2011, 6:47 pm by cdw
State, 959 So. 2d 702 (Fla. 2007), and Nixon v. [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 11:36 am by Rumpole
That the AEDPA (anti terrorism and effective death penalty act) requires federal courts to give state courts great deference in interpreting the law, and that great deference combined with the fact that the supreme court has never held that a failure to give a closing argument is ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. [read post]
3 Dec 2010, 6:53 pm by Dwight Sullivan
Oklahoma, and United States v. [read post]
16 Nov 2010, 4:48 am by cdw
Strickland in Ohio has granted a commutation to Sidney Cornwell, which means, save for the Baze v. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 1:17 pm by essex county criminal lawyer
However, the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Padilla v Kentucky opened the door for an argument that I have always supported-a criminal defense lawyer needs to inform a non-citizen client of the possible immigration consequences of a guilty plea. [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 5:20 am by SHG
  The post addressed the factual underpinnings of ineffective assistance, and didn't address whether the errors sufficed to meet the Strickland v. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 1:27 pm by Kiran Bhat
VacaDocket: 10-387Issue(s): (1) Whether a state court of last resort can effectively create a new category of per se prejudice for ineffective assistance of counsel by ordering a new penalty-phase trial due to counsel's failure to consider presenting mental health evidence the court admitted was as likely to have harmed defendant as to have helped him; and (2) whether a state court of last resort can disregard the admonition of Strickland v. [read post]
8 Oct 2010, 3:04 pm by Albert Wan
United States, Case No. 09-1387 (C.D. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 11:49 am by Wendy McGuire Coats
IN ADDITION TO THE QUESTION PRESENTED, THE PARTIES ARE DIRECTED TO BRIEF AND ARGUE THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: DOES AEDPA DEFERENCE APPLY TO A STATE COURT’S SUMMARY DISPOSITION OF A CLAIM, INCLUDING A CLAIM UNDER Strickland v. [read post]
23 Sep 2010, 1:34 pm by Steve Hall
New Jersey claiming a jury, not a judge should have decided if she should be sentenced to death, and the other a Strickland v. [read post]