Legal Opinion
Joseph Anthony Smith v. Eddie Ylst, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1987No. 86-2048PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
Joseph Smith, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney was mentally incapacitated during the time of his criminal trial and that the state court had an obligation to conduct, sua sponte, an evidentiary hearing to determine the competency of his counsel. This appeal raises two novel questions but the petitioner’s contentions are ultimately un persuasive. The denial of the petition is affirmed.
BACKGROUND
Joseph Smith…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by49 opinions
- William George Bonin v. Arthur Calderon, as Warden of San Quentin State Prison James Rowland, Director of the California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Thaddaeus Louis Turner v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, San Quentin State Prison Jeanne Woodford, Warden, as Warden of San Quentin State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Brent Paul SwansonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Kenneth Paul Dows v. Tana WoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Fred Berre Douglas v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of Rswl California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
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