588 F. Supp. 2d 388 - Espinal v. Bennett’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Brady v. State of Maryland · Imbler v. Pachtman · Herrera v. Collins · O'NEAL v. McAninch
Most-quoted passages
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“a failure to conduct reasonable investigation into possible alibi evidence, in the absence of such a reasonable explanation, falls below the standard of effective representation required by Strickland .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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