Worley v. Nethercott

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that counsel's failure to pursue a futile objection does not amount to ineffective assistance
• “Whether a person was a party to a crime can be inferred from his presence, companionship, and conduct before and after the crime was committed.”
• “Whether a person was a party to a crime can be inferred from his presence, companionship, and conduct before and after the crime was committed.”
• “ ‘Whether a person was a party to a crime can be inferred from his presence, companionship, and conduct before and after the crime was committed.’ ” (citation omitted)
• “[A] new trial will not be granted unless it is clear that the trial court’s curative instruction failed to eliminate the effect of the prejudicial comment.”
• “‘Whether a person was a party to a crime can be inferred from his presence, companionship, and conduct before and after the crime was committed.’” (citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).