· 12/14/1989
Peter Galowski v. James Murphy, Superintendent, Columbia Correctional Institution
Citations
- 891 F.2d 629
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 19020
- 1989 WL 150508
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The decision whether to move for a mistrial or instead to proceed to judgment with the expectation that the client will be acquitted is one of trial strategy.”
- “The attorney may not, as a tactical decision, forbid the defendant from testifying, but instead may only advise the defendant as to what the best approach would be.”
- “The at- torney may not, as a tactical decision, forbid the defendant from testifying, but instead may only advise the defendant as to what the best approach would be.”
- “The at- torney may not, as a tactical decision, forbid the defendant from testifying, but instead may only advise the defendant as to what the best approach would be.”
- “The at- torney may not, as a tactical decision, forbid the defendant from testifying, but instead may only advise the defendant as to what the best approach would be.”
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Judges: Coffey, Easterbrook, Ripple
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