Loukas v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
453 F.2d 407 · 1972
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
November 1973
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Jones v. United States · James Anderson and Fad Williams v. William H. Bannan, Warden · Mitchell v. the People
Most-quoted passages
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““Ordinarily, a defendant who retains counsel of his own selection is responsible if that counsel does not faithfully serve his interests. Any other rule would put a premium upon pretended incompetence of counsel; for, if the rule were otherwise, a lawyer with a desperate case would have only to neglect it in order to ensure reversal or vacation of the conviction.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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