Knopf v. Wainwright

How courts have described this case

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

• for further consideration in light of Owen v. City of Independence, 445 U.S. 622, 100 S.Ct. 1398, 63 L.Ed.2d 673 (1980)
• ineffective assistance where counsel did not call alibi witnesses to testify, despite repeated urgings by Bell v. Georgia, 554 F.2d 1361 (5th Cir. 1977
• \(A)n attorney does not provide effective assistance if he fails to investigate sources of evidence which may be helpful to the defense.\
• “[A]n attorney does not provide effective assistance if he fails to investigate sources of evidence which may be helpful to the defense.”
• ineffective assistance where counsel did not call alibi witnesses to testify, despite repeated urgings by Bell v. Georgia, 554 F.2d 1361 (5th Cir. 1977
• “where an allegation of ineffective assistance by counsel is premised on specific acts or omissions of counsel, the allegations must be buttressed by a showing of injury or prejudice to the defendant”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).