In re Sealed Case’s Empirical Analysis
488 F.3d 1011 · 2007
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 10 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 843 (§ 403 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · United States v. Booker · North Carolina v. Alford · Hill v. Lockhart · City News & Novelty, Inc. v. City of WauKesha
Most-quoted passages
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“[A] court need not determine whether counsel’s performance was deficient before examining the prejudice suffered by the defendant as a result of the alleged deficiencies.”); In re Sealed Case, 488 F.3d 1011, 1016 (D.C.Cir.2007) '(”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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