Kinsel v. Cain, No. 10-30443 (5th Cir.) (647 F.3d 265) (July 19, 2011) (Judge Jacques L. Jr. Wiener)
Loaded on Aug. 8, 2011
published in Punch and Jurists
August 08, 2011
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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
While no one can seriously pretend that the law is perfect, and while most serious observers would admit that the procedural barriers created by the AEDPA have made the path to meaningful habeas review significantly more difficult, if not unfair, this case is a doozy.
In 1997, John Kinsel was ...
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- U.S. v. Lee, No. 10-493-cr (2nd Cir.) (653 F.3d 170) (July 26, 2011) (Judge Denny Chin)
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