Appellate Law

CA1: A pretty normal habeas denial

By S. COTUS

Malone v. Dennehy, No. 07-1613.  This is an affirmance of an IAC habeas denial.  In particular, the petitioner contends that his lawyer should have subpoenaed a cop who might have discredited the victim. The state courts applied the state version of Strickland.  Whatever the case, the First says it would not make much of a difference.

Full post as published by Appellate Law and Practice on August 01, 2008 (boomark / email).