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· 12/21/2000

Benjamin White v. Fred McAninch

Citations

  • 235 F.3d 988
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 33361
  • 2000 WL 1862670

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that counsel’s performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness where counsel “affirmatively elicit[ed]” testimony regarding an uncharged act of sexual intercourse between the defendant and the victim
  • The Strickland decision cautions against second-guessing strategic decisions that did not prove successful

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Judges: Merritt, Nelson, Oliver

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