· 6/2/2015
Brett Pensinger v. Kevin Chappell
Citations
- 787 F.3d 1014
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Where counsel pursues one theory of the defense over another, counsel’s lack of request for a jury instruction on the alternate theory does not constitute deficient performance.”
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Judges: Tallman, Bea, Owens
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