· 9/20/1991
Hugo Tejada v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Department of Corrections
Citations
- 941 F.2d 1551
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 22018
- 1991 WL 169199
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that vague, conclusory, speculative, or unsupported claims cannot support an ineffective assistance of counsel claim
- holding that “conclusory allegations unsupported by specifics” are insufficient to establish an ineffective-assistance claim
- recognizing that conclusory or unsupported allegations cannot support an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim
- stating that a petitioner’s “unsupported allegations” that are “conclusory in nature and lacking factual substantiation” cannot sustain an ineffective assistance claim
- stating that a petitioner’s “unsupported allegations” that are “conclusory in nature and lacking factual substantiation” cannot sustain an ineffective assistance claim
- stating that an applicant’s “unsupported allegations” that are “conclusory in nature and lacking factual substantiation” cannot sustain an ineffective assistance claim
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Judges: Tjoflat, Edmondson, Dyer
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