Criminal Law

COA rejects ineffective assistance of counsel claim re claim of involuntary plea: VAUGHN V. COM. (COA 2/15/2008)
ROBERT VAUGHN V. COM. CRIMINAL: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel 2006-CA-000901 PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING PANEL: ACREE PRESIDING; COMBS, TAYLOR CONCUR COUNTY: JEFFERSON DATE RENDERED: 2/15/2008 CA affirmed Circuit Court's denial of pro se Defendant's RCr 11...

CRIMINAL: Ineffective assistance of counsel: PARRISH V. COM. (SC 9/18/2008)
PARRISH V. COM.CRIMINAL: Ineffective assistance of counsel2006-SC-000592-MR.pdfPUBLISHED: AffimringOpinion by Noble; Abramson not sittingJefferson Date Rendered: 9/18/2008SC affirmed Jefferson Circuit Court's denial of Defendant's RCr 11...

Right To Unconflicted Counsel
The Kansas Court of Appeals held today that a trial court had abused its discretion by allowing a conflicted public defender to represent a client seeking to withdraw his guilty plea on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel: we...

Supreme Court rules for state on ineffective assistance of counsel habeas claim
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Knowles v. Mirzayance that a lawyer's recommendation that a criminal defendant withdraw an insanity plea does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel for purposes of a federal habeas claim...

Carr Factors: "Close Assistance of Counsel" Not the Same Thing as "Ineffective Assistance of Counsel"
United States v. McKnight, No. 08-30229 (5th Cir. June 5, 2009) (O'Connor, Wiener, Stewart)This case involves the appeal of a district court's denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea...

Magistrate Judges May Accept Guilty Pleas
US v. Benton: Benton was charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. He reached a plea agreement with the Government, which included a provision allowing a magistrate judge to perform the Rule 11 plea hearing...

Atlas Cold Storage
Income Trust to pay $40 million to settle a class action that claims misrepresented financial statements.

Wrongful Death
alleging death was caused by the conduct of negligent defendant.

Electronic Data Systems Corp.
allegedly failed to pay employee overtime.

DirecTV and Best Buy
allegedly failed to inform customers that they must return their receivers upon cancellation.

Microsoft Corp.
allegedly failed to provide adequate access and service to Xbox Live and its subscribers.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
allegedly failed to provide adequate facilities for the disabled.