Legal Opinion
United States v. Orr
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 3, 2011No. 09-3644PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
On August 13, 2008, following a two-day trial, a jury found Defendant-appellant Myron DeJuan Orr guilty on all seven counts of a superceding indictment charging him with various crack cocaine and firearm offenses. Six days later, Orr’s counsel moved for a new trial based on his own purportedly ineffective assistance. Following an evidentiary hearing on the matter, the district court 1 denied the motion, and subsequently sentenced Orr to life imprisonment. On appeal, Orr argues that the district court abused its discretion in (1) denying his motion for new trial, and (2)…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Warden v. MarreroSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by48 opinions
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