Legal Opinion
Reginald Lacroix Poole v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 19, 1987No. 86-8649, 86-8696PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Reginald LaCroix Poole appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for habeas corpus relief. 1 Appellant argues primarily that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his trial and sentencing, and that an unconstitutional stipulation by defense counsel at trial relieved the government of the burden of proving a necessary element of the offenses charged. We disagree with both contentions and affirm the district court.
Several dates are crucial in this appeal. On November 28, 1984 a jury returned guilty verdicts on four counts of bank robbery…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by42 opinions
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