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U.S. v. Rodriguez, No. 10-3017 (D.C. Cir.) (676 F.3d 183) (March 9, 2011) (Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson)

Loaded on April 30, 2012 published in Punch and Jurists April 30, 2012
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Timeliness.

Here the Court held (a) that a lawyer’s failure to seek safety-valve relief for his client constituted ineffective assistance of counsel; and (b) that a defendant is eligible for such relief once he tells the truth even if he lied earlier.

Under current Federal law, a sentencing judge is authorized ...

 

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