Mezinev v. Tashybekova

How courts have described this case

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

• “The word ‘includes’ does not suggest No. 02-3434 5 limitation. In fact, the word is defined ‘comprises as a part of the whole.’ ”
• “The strategy of [petitioner’s] counsel was perfectly reasonable. He tried to make the best of a bad situation for his client by attempting to minimize the sentence and help effectuate an earlier release.”
• no ineffective assistance of counsel where counsel “tried to make the best of a bad situation for his client” and where, “[c]onsidering the underlying circumstances of the case, it would seem that [the defendant’s] best option was to plead guilty”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).