Fifth Circuit· 12/29/2000

Gochicoa v. Johnson

Citations

238 F.3d 278
2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 33898
2000 WL 1883620

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holding that ‘[w]hen the defendant receives at least some meaningful assistance, he must prove prejudice in order to obtain relief for ineffective assistance of counsel’ (quoting Goodwin v. Johnson, 132 F.3d 162, 176 n. 10 (5th Cir.1997))
stating Cronic’s constructive denial of counsel requires demonstration counsel “was not merely incompetent but inert”
“When confronting decisions of prior panels . . . we are bound by not only the result but also those portions of the opinion necessary to that result.”
“When confronting decisions of prior panels . . . we are bound by not only the result but also those portions of the opinion necessary to that result.”

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Judges: Smith, Dennis, Harmon

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