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· 9/30/1999

United States v. Jacob Plitman

Citations

  • 194 F.3d 59
  • 84 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 6327
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 24289

How courts have described this case

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  • observing that counsel may decide strategic and tactical matters such as selective introduction of evidence without consultation with client
  • “We therefore join the majority of circuit courts of appeals and hold that defense counsel may waive a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to confrontation where the decision is one of trial tactics or strategy that might be considered sound.”

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Judges: Kearse, Pooler, Walker

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