Raymond Alton Tucker v. Ed Day, Warden

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• holding failure of counsel to assist defendant at resentencing hearing was a constructive denial of counsel because counsel (1) stated that he was “just standing in,” (2) did not know the facts of the case, and (3) made no attempt to represent the defendant’s interests
• finding appointed counsel at re-sentencing hearing was ineffective under Cronic because he did not consult with defendant, had scant knowledge of facts, and made no helpful comments at sentencing
• prejudicial impact where counsel failed to provide any assistance at a sentencing hearing, stating, “I’m just standing in for this one”
• a lawyer who states “I am just standing in for this one” and says nothing at a sentencing hearing fails to provide effective assistance of counsel
• reviewing a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing
• constructive absence of counsel at re-sentencing hearing

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).