Brown v. Terhune’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Williams v. Taylor · Giglio v. United States · Delaware v. Van Arsdall · Davis v. Alaska
Most-quoted passages
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“as long as counsel's decision is reasonable, the decision whether to present a particular defense or to call a particular witness at trial generally falls within the realm of tactical choices to which courts should defer”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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