Legal Opinion
Elfgeeh v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 23, 2012No. Docket 10-4498-prPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Abad Elfgeeh appeals from Judge Johnson’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We granted a certificate of appealability as to whether appellant’s representation was per se ineffective under the Sixth Amendment when, although he had a licensed attorney of record, a disbarred attorney acted as his de facto counsel. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Our description of the facts is limited to those pertinent to the issue specified by the certificate of appealability, Valverde v. Stinson, 224 F.3d 129, 136 (2d Cir.2000) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3)), namely, whether a per…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Alixcair Valverde v. James Stinson, Superintendent, Great Meadow Corr. Fac.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Yick Man Mui v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- Paul Peter Solina, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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