U.S. v. Askew, No. 94-3139 (D.C. Cir.) (88 F.3d 1065) (July 12, 1996) (Judge David S. Tatel)
Loaded on Aug. 1, 1996
published in Punch and Jurists
August 19, 1996
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Strickland Standard.
The defendant in this case was charged with and convicted of possession of crack cocaine with
intent to distribute. His defense was that he possessed the drugs for personal consumption and that
his sentence should have been based on the less severe punishments for possession only. He
appealed on …
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More from this issue:
- U.S. v. Askew, No. 94-3139 (D.C. Cir.) (88 F.3d 1065) (July 12, 1996) (Judge David S. Tatel)
- U.S. v. Askew, No. 94-3139 (D.C. Cir.) (88 F.3d 1065) (July 12, 1996) (Judge David S. Tatel)
- U.S. v. Pullen, No. 95-3790 (7th Cir.) (89 F.3d 368) (July 10, 1996) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
- U.S. v. Askew, No. 94-3139 (D.C. Cir.) (88 F.3d 1065) (July 12, 1996) (Judge David S. Tatel)
- U.S. v. Fitzgerald, No. 95-50521 (5th Cir.) (89 F.3d 218) (July 12, 1996) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé)
- U.S. v. Fitzgerald, No. 95-50521 (5th Cir.) (89 F.3d 218) (July 12, 1996) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé)
- U.S. v. Sanchez, No. 94-3086 (D.C. Cir.) (88 F.3d 1243) (July 19, 1996) (Judge James L. Buckley)
- U.S. v. Pullen, No. 95-3790 (7th Cir.) (89 F.3d 368) (July 10, 1996) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
- U.S. v. Aramony, No. 95-5532 (4th Cir.) (88 F.3d 1369) (July 17, 1996) (Judge Clyde H. Hamilton)
- U.S. v. Catton, No. 95-2622 (7th Cir.) (89 F.3d 387) (July 11, 1996) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
- U.S. v. Trevino, No. 95-5359 (4th Cir.) (89 F.3d 187) (July 12, 1996) (Judge Kenneth K. Hall)
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