705 F. Supp. 52 - Brady v. Ponte’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Commonwealth v. Saferian · Daye v. Attorney General of New York · Walker v. United States · Anchor Estates, Inc. v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“the mention of 'effective assistance of counsel' instantly calls to mind the Sixth Amendment's guaranty of the accused's right 'to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence' ") (citations omitted); see also Daye v. Attorney General, 696 F.2d 186 , 193 (2d Cir.1982) (en banc) (reaffirming Twitty holding); Brady v. Ponte, 705 F.Supp. 52, 54 (D.Mass.1988) (stating that explicit reference to "ineffective assistance of counsel”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Scarpa v. Dubois
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