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· 3/21/2014

United States v. Paul Solofa

Citations

  • 409 U.S. App. D.C. 58
  • 745 F.3d 1226
  • 2014 WL 1099624
  • 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 5298

How courts have described this case

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  • collecting cases and stating that \every circuit to consider the issue has held that the [cross reference] covers attempts\
  • no prejudice shown and no need for further evidentiary development when the record established that the defendant had no “viable” defense to pursue
  • “If it is easier to dispose of an ineffectiveness claim on the ground of lack of sufficient prejudice, which we expect will often be so, that course should be followed.”

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Judges: Griffith, Sentelle, Srinivasan

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