Legal Opinion
Strong v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 23, 2007No. 05-6376PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER joined. Judge GREGORY wrote a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Christopher D. Strong, a Virginia prisoner, petitioned the Supreme Court of Virginia (the Supreme Court), under its original jurisdiction, for a writ of habeas corpus on the claim that his lawyer ignored his instruction to appeal his state convictions, thereby violating his Sixth Amendment right to assistance of counsel. The Supreme Court, after considering Strong’s conclusory (sworn) statement and his lawyer’s more…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Tanberg v. SholtisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by28 opinions
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