Legal Opinion
Michael Crisp v. Jack R. Duckworth, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 14, 1984No. 83-1368PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Michael Crisp appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Crisp argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his state court first degree murder trial due to the allegedly incompetent acts and omissions of his attorney, Jack Quirk. Although this is a close and difficult case, under the strict standards set forth in Strickland v. Washington, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984), we affirm. 1
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Roger Lee McQueen v. Harold R. Swenson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- United States of America Ex Rel. Countee Williams v. John J. Twomey, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by108 opinions
- James Small, Jr. v. Superintendent Jeff Endicott and Kenosha County Circuit Court, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Mandell Jackson, Joseph Davis, and Romano GinesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Tyrone Anthony GrayCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Vonaire T. Washington v. Judy Smith, Warden, Oshkosh Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Patrick Wayde Mealy and Lance B. SpottsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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