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E.D. New York· 9/27/2007

Charles v. Fischer

Citations

  • 516 F. Supp. 2d 210
  • 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72220
  • 2007 WL 2812961

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that “an attorney’s failure to object generally is considered a strategic decision,” and finding that it was “possible that trial counsel did not want to draw attention to the testimony”
  • trial counsel's failure to object to testimony about a death threat by the petitioner was not ineffective assistance of counsel
  • “[I]t is understandable that a defense counsel may wish to avoid underscoring a prejudicial remark in the minds of the jury by drawing attention to it [through an objection].”

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Judges: Arthur D. Spatt

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