Legal Opinion
Avery v. Cunningham
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 9, 1988No. 86-263PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
Petitioner was convicted of first degree murder on May 19, 1975, and sentenced to life imprisonment. His subsequent appeal to this court resulted in our affirming his conviction. The petitioner filed a motion for a new trial along with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in superior court, alleging, inter alia, ineffective assistance of counsel. The Superior Court (Murphy, J.) denied both motions, and for the reasons that follow, we affirm.
This case arises out of the deaths of Lee Ann Greeley and Gary Russell. The petitioner, Clifford Avery, was tried, however, only for the death of Lee…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Humphrey v. CunninghamSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990
- State v. FennellSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990
- State v. PaulsenSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1999
- State v. ChaseSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
- State v. WisowatySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
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