McElrath v. Simpson’s Empirical Analysis
595 F.3d 624 · 2010
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Cuyler v. Sullivan · McMann v. Richardson · United States v. Cronic · Holloway v. Arkansas
Most-quoted passages
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“To find an actual conflict, we require petitioner to point to specific instances in the record to suggest an actual conflict or impairment of [his] interests and demonstrate that the attorney made a choice between possible alternative courses of action, such as eliciting (or failing to elicit) evidence helpful to one client but harmful to the other.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Moore v. Mitchell
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