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· 8/23/2000

Sherman Howard v. Richard Gramley

Citations

  • 225 F.3d 784
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 21419
  • 2000 WL 1195073

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that a refusal to appoint counsel should be reversed only where the defendant had a reasonable chance of winning with an attorney
  • noting that counsel might be wise to choose not to appeal where there is the “threat of a sentence-enhancing remand that might make the risks of an appeal outweigh its potential benefits”
  • admonishing a 10 No. 19‐2004 “‘kitchen sink’ approach” to advancing issues on appeal
  • admonishing a 10 No. 19‐2004 “‘kitchen sink’ approach” to advancing issues on appeal
  • applying same Strickland test to claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel
  • applying same Strickland test to claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel

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Judges: Posner, Rovner, Wood

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