Avery v. Alabama, No. 124 (U.S. Supreme Court) (308 U.S. 444; 60 S.Ct. 321) (January 2, 2040) (Justice Black)

Loaded on July 10, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Effective Assistance of Counsel.

Here the Court held that counsel was not presumed ineffective when given only 3 days to prepare for a capital case because the needed witnesses and evidence easily were accessible - so there was no error in denying a continuance.

The petitioner in this case was convicted of murder in ...

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