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· 12/11/1989

David Junior Brown v. Gary Dixon, Warden, Central Prison, David Junior Brown v. Gary Dixon, Warden, Central Prison

Citations

  • 891 F.2d 490
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 18667
  • 1989 WL 148338

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  • holding that it was not ineffective assistance of counsel where the defense theory was that \Brown either did not commit the murders or did so while drunk\ because \the use of inconsistent defenses was objectively reasonable under prevailing professional norms\
  • holding that it was not ineffective assistance of counsel where the defense theory was that \Brown either did not commit the murders or did so while drunk\ because \the use of inconsistent defenses was objectively reasonable under prevailing professional norms\
  • Inconsistent defenses \that Brown either did not commit the murders or did so while drunk\ was not ineffective assistance of counsel.

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Judges: Ervin, Russell, Chapman

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