Legal Opinion
Donald Edward Bennett v. State of Maryland, and Harold Boslow, Director of Patuxent Institution
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1970No. 12806PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from denial in the district court of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.’
At his trial for rape of a 15-year-old girl, Donald Edward Bennett was represented by court appointed counsel who was “experienced in the trial of serious criminal cases” and “respected at the bar for his integrity.” 1 Even so, it is urged upon us that the performance of Bennett’s counsel was so entirely inadequate that he was effectively denied the right of counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment.
Trial counsel interviewed Bennett twice prior to trial, spending some…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jesse Root v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- John Lewis Snead v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
- Gary Lee Tompa v. Commonwealth of Virginia Ex Rel. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Scatterwood Kearney v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
3Cited by14 opinions
- Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Victor Dennis Marzullo v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Coates v. State of MarylandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1977
- Young v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1974
- Johnson v. State of MarylandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1976
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