Legal Opinion

Clark v. SUPT. S.C.I. Retreat

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided January 26, 2021No. 1:19-cv-01976Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE LUIS M. CLARK, Petitioner, v. No. 19-cv-1976-SB SUPERINTENDENT, S.C.I. Retreat, ATTORNEY GENERAL, State of Delaware, Respondents. Luis M. Clark, Smyrna, Delaware. Pro se Petitioner. Andrew J. Vella, DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Wilmington, Delaware. Counsel for Respondents. MEMORANDUM OPINION January 26, 2021 BIBAS, Circuit Judge, sitting by designation: While a self-defense instruction might help a criminal defendant, a chance that the judge will override the jury’s conviction might be even better. At Luis Clark’s criminal…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Rompilla v. BeardSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. United States v. Steven C. Griffin, Marvin M. Rux, and Andrae ScurlockCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  4. Government of the Virgin Islands v. Louis SmithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  5. Government of the Virgin Islands v. Jose Alberto RosaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005

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