Legal Opinion
United States v. Manuel Castillo and Juan Fernandez
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 28, 1994No. 7, Docket 92-1279PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAHONEY, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellant Manuel Castillo appeals from a judgement of conviction entered May 19, 1992 pursuant to a jury verdict in *804the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Shirley Wohl Kram, Judge.1 Castillo was found guilty of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).
Castillo contends that he was wrongfully deprived of the right to testify in his own defense, and that his trial counsel’s alleged refusal to permit Castillo to testify and failure to rectify the error by…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Cage v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Rubin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Hurley E. Underwood v. Richard Clark and Attorney General of the State of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- United States v. CollicottCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Holmes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
- United States v. William E. Dodge, AKA Mr. Bill Edmund S. Borkoski, AKA Borkoski S. Edward, AKA Ed, AKA Edward BorkoskiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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