Legal Opinion

Gordon v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 7, 2008No. 05-16703PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

We sua sponte vacate and reconsider our original opinion in this matter. We substitute the following opinion for our original opinion.

This appeal requires us to decide two issues about the relation between the standard that governs plain error review on direct appeal and the standard that gov erns collateral review of ineffective assistance of counsel. The issues are whether counsel for Kirlew Gordon rendered ineffective assistance by neglecting to object to two alleged errors of the district court: (1) a failure to inform Gordon of the nature of the charges to which he…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by76 opinions

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