· 4/20/1973
United States v. Ronald Richard Fisher
Citations
- 477 F.2d 300
- 1973 U.S. App. LEXIS 10360
How courts have described this case
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- discussing how counsel conceded he had not prepared for trial at all before the day of trial and only met with defendant for thirty minutes the day of trial
- providing exception that where ineffective representation conclusively appears in trial record, claim may be raised on direct appeal
- trial court may control lawyers by censuring them
- trial court may control lawyers by censuring them
- defense counsel’s insufficient preparation amounted to ineffective assistance
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Judges: Butzner, Field, Murray
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