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· 11/12/2013

Chestang v. Yahoo, Inc.

Citations

  • 134 S. Ct. 622
  • 187 L. Ed. 2d 403
  • 82 U.S.L.W. 3279
  • 571 U.S. 1012
  • 2013 WL 4811963
  • 2013 U.S. LEXIS 8133

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  • counsel is not ineffective for failing to pursue suppression motion that counsel reasonably believes to be futile
  • “Counsel is not ineffective for failing to pursue [an argument] that he reasonably believes would be futile.”
  • burden to meet standard is on movant

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