Legal Opinion

BROWN v. United States

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided March 4, 2020No. 2:17-cv-01339Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CURTIS DELAY BROWN, ) Petitioner, ) Criminal Docket 2:12-cr-00224 V. Civil Docket 2:17-cv-01339 ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ) OPINION Mark R. Hornak, Chief United States District Judge Before his jury trial on a federal felon-in-possession of a firearm charge, Petitioner Curtis Delay Brown told his lawyer about two (2) witnesses who were willing to testify in his defense. Brown’s lawyer interviewed those potential witnesses, weighed the content and credibility of their potential testimony, and ultimately decided…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  5. Tyrone Werts v. Donald T. Vaughn the District Attorney of the County of Philadelphia the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000

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