· 8/17/1978
\Big Black\ A/K/A Frank Smith v. Paul Regan, Chairman, New York State Parole Department
Citations
- 583 F.2d 72
- 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 9485
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- concluding that it would have been “unwise” for counsel to suggest that defendant testify in his own defense given the defendant’s multiple prior criminal convictions
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Judges: Hoffman, Mansfield, Timbers
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