Knowles v. Mirzayance, No. 07-1315 (U.S. Supreme Court) (556 U.S. 111; 129 S.Ct. 1411) (March 24, 2009) (Justice Thomas)
Loaded on Feb. 1, 2009
published in Punch and Jurists
February 23, 2009
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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
This is another of a seemingly endless series of recent decisions from the Supreme Court dealing with the meaning of “ineffective assistance of counsel” under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984). It is also another in the seemingly endless series of decisions striking down yet another habeas petition granted ...
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- U.S. v. Myers, No. 07-4417 (4th Cir.) (553 F.3d 328) (January 16, 2009) (Judge William B. Jr. Traxler)
- U.S. v. Perazza-Mercado, No. 07-1511 (1st Cir.) (553 F.3d 65) (January 21, 2009) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez)
- Puckett v. U.S., No. 07-9712 (U.S. Supreme Court) (556 U.S. 129; 129 S.Ct. 1423) (March 25, 2009) (Justice Scalia)
- Knowles v. Mirzayance, No. 07-1315 (U.S. Supreme Court) (556 U.S. 111; 129 S.Ct. 1411) (March 24, 2009) (Justice Thomas)
- Plata v. Schwarzenegger, No. 08-17412 (9th Cir.) (560 F.3d 976) (March 25, 2009) (Judge Jr. William C. Canby)
- U.S. v. Bailey, No. 06-5576 (6th Cir.) (553 F.3d 940) (January 20, 2009) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)
- U.S. v. Hamilton, No. Crim. No. 05-876 (JLL) (D.N.J.) (579 F.Supp.2d 637) (September 28, 2008) (Judge Jose L. Linares)
- U.S. v. Owen, No. 07-4966-cr (2nd Cir.) (553 F.3d 161) (January 9, 2009) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)
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- Johnson v. Bredesen, No. 3:08cv0187 (M.D.Tenn.) (579 F.Supp.2d 1044) (September 22, 2008) (Judge Thomas A. Jr. Wiseman)
- U.S. v. Kattaria, No. 06-3903 (8th Cir.) (553 F.3d 1171) (January 30, 2009) (Per Curiam)
- U.S. v. McGee, No. 08-1619-cr (2nd Cir.) (553 F.3d 225) (January 23, 2009) (Per Curiam)
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