Geiger v. Cain

How courts have described this case

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

• finding counsel had a legitimate, strategic reason for failing to request a jury instruction on accomplice testimony
• “In addition, had counsel moved for a mistrial, we find no basis to conclude that the trial court would have granted it, or it would have reversibly erred by refusing it.”
• findng it “oft-recognized” that decision not to seek mistrial is frequently strategic
• same rule applied to moving for mistrial

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).