Eleventh Circuit· 10/9/2001

William Howard Putman v. Frederick J. Head

Citations

268 F.3d 1223
2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 21688
2001 WL 1193894

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\rules of professional conduct generally disapprove of lawyers testifying at proceedings in which they are also advocates.\
“[The petitioner] has utterly failed to show that . . . there is a reasonable probability the jury would have found [him] not guilty.”
“In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1), we presume the factual findings of the state habeas court are correct, since Appellant has not presented clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.”
“Although an attorney has an ethical duty to advance the interest of her client, that duty is limited by an equally solemn duty to comply with the law and standards of professional conduct.”

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Judges: Black, Hull, Wilson

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