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· 1/21/1971

Cleveland Colson v. Lamont Smith, Warden

Citations

  • 438 F.2d 1075
  • 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 12269

How courts have described this case

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

  • \defendant is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel in determining how to plead\
  • “defendant is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel in determining how to plead”
  • petitioner’s court-appointed counsel was handling approximately 5,000 criminal cases a year
  • petitioner's court-appointed counsel was handling approximately 5,000 criminal cases a year

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Judges: Thornberry, Goldberg, Ainsworth

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