U.S. v. Conley, No. 02-20889 (5th Cir.) (349 F.3d 837) (October 30, 2003) (Judge E. Grady Jolly)
Loaded on Dec. 1, 2003
published in Punch and Jurists
December 22, 2003
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Strickland Standard.
In this case the defendant challenged the decision entered by the District Court for the Southern District of Texas that convicted him of conspiracy and mail fraud, and sentenced him to 121 months imprisonment.
The defendant contended that both his trial and appellate counsel were ineffective in failing to object ...
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