Hunt v. Mitchell, No. 99-4308 (6th Cir.) (261 F.3d 575) (August 22, 2001) (Judge R. Guy Jr. Cole)
Loaded on Oct. 1, 2001
published in Punch and Jurists
October 01, 2001
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Strickland Standard.
The decision in this case sends a clear and disturbing message: sometimes, no matter how egregious the facts may be, appellants will have a difficult time obtaining justice simply because there is an appalling rubber-stamp approach to the handling of many criminal appeals.
Wayne Hunt was convicted in state court ...
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