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· 6/22/1989

United States v. Tyrone Anthony Gray

Citations

  • 878 F.2d 702
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 8892
  • 1989 WL 66568

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that the performance of trial counsel was deficient where \counsel's behavior was not colorably based on tactical considerations but merely upon a lack of diligence\
  • holding that defendant met prejudice test of Strickland where counsel's failure to investigate meant significant evidence corroborating defendant's theory and casting doubt on government’s theory was never presented at trial
  • noting that a complete absence of investigation usually amounts to ineffective assistance because a counsel cannot be said to have made an informed, strategic decision not to investigate
  • noting that a complete absence of investigation usually amounts to ineffective assistance because a counsel cannot be said to have made an informed, strategic decision not to investigate
  • noting that a complete absence of investigation usually amounts to ineffective assistance because a counsel cannot be said to have made an informed, strategic decision not to investigate
  • noting that a complete absence of investigation usually amounts to ineffective assistance because a counsel cannot be said to have made an informed, strategic decision not to investigate

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Judges: Sloviter, Becker, Scirica

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