Legal Opinion
David Hamblin v. Betty Mitchell, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 29, 2003No. 00-3663PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J., joined by Gilman, J.,
BATCHELDER, J. (pp. 496-97), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
In this death penalty case from Ohio tried in the state criminal court in Cleveland, the primary issue is whether counsel for the defendant provided an adequate defense under the Sixth Amendment as incorporated in the Due Process Clause. Fred Jurek was counsel for the defendant, Hamblin, the petitioner in this habeas corpus case. Jurek had no experience trying capital cases, and he was later disbarred from the practice of law in Ohio. After the defendant was found guilty of murder by a jury at…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by169 opinions
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- Jeffrey D. Lundgren v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Blystone v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
- Hartman v. BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Jells v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
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