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· 1/7/1980

United States v. Harry Stephens, Jr. And Claude Lee Hooper

Citations

  • 609 F.2d 230
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 21576

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that counsel’s stipulation to admission of evidence waived defendant’s constitutional right to confront the source of the evidence
  • “Because this is a direct appeal, the issue is not properly before this court”
  • defense counsel may waive defendant's sixth amendment right to confrontation by stipulating to the admission of evidence as long as defendant does not dissent from his attorney's decision was a legitimate trial tactic or part of a prudent trial strategy
  • stipulation read in open court with the defendant present

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Judges: Roney, Hill, Kravitch

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