Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 5/30/2008
United States v. Melson
Citations
- 66 M.J. 346
- 2008 CAAF LEXIS 721
- 2008 WL 2246900
How courts have described this case
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- reaffirming the strong presumption of competence when evaluating ineffective assistance of counsel
- if presumption of competence is overcome, appellate court “must” compel defense counsel to explain actions before any ineffective assistance finding
- requiring affidavit from defense counsel before finding IAC
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Judges: Erdmann, Stucky
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Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
- United States v. DuBayUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1967-07-21· cited 666×
- United States v. GinnCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 1997-09-30· cited 564×
- United States v. PolkUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1991-03-27· cited 270×
- United States v. GrigorukCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 2000-03-13· cited 115×
- United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 2005-03-04· cited 108×
- United States v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 1995-04-07· cited 101×
- United States v. PaxtonCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 2007-04-26· cited 84×
- United States v. BurdineU.S. Army Court of Military Review· 1989-11-29· cited 19×
- United States v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 1998-09-23· cited 12×
- United States v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 1997-05-06· cited 5×
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