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Eleventh Circuit· 6/24/1996

Williams v. Turpin

Citations

  • 87 F.3d 1204
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 15189
  • 1996 WL 342849

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding motion for new trial is critical stage of the proceedings
  • distinguishing an evidentiary hearing \to present new evidence to support [petitioner’s] primary claim\ and \an evidentiary hearing for purposes of establishing cause and prejudice\
  • failure to investigate and present juvenile records may constitute ineffective assistance of counsel, depending on the content of such records and a showing of prejudice
  • “A criminal defendant has a constitutional right to effective representation by counsel at the motion for new trial stage of Georgia’s Unified Appeal Procedure.”

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Judges: Anderson, Carnes, Barkett

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Cites

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