Legal Opinion
Joseph Van Patten v. Jodine Deppisch
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 24, 2006No. 04-1276PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Telephone conversations with clients are a big part of what lawyers do. But can using a telephone while representing a client go too far? This habeas case presents the novel — but, in the endless quest for efficiency, perhaps inevitable — question: What does the law require when a client on the other end of a telephone hookup with his lawyer is standing before a judge, about to relinquish a bevy of important constitutional rights?
Joseph Van Patten was charged with one count of first degree intentional homicide following a fatal shooting in Shawano County,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Wright v. Van PattenSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- State v. WoodWisconsin Supreme Court · 2010
- Davinne G. Taylor v. Jody Bradley, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Goodman, Warren v. Bertrand, DanielCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Jarrett M. Adams v. Daniel BertrandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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