Legal Opinion

Raysor v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 27, 2011No. Docket 09-3871-prPublishedCited by 85 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Umeme Raysor appeals from Judge Townes’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Raysor v. United States, No. 03-CV-5418, 2009 WL 2707307 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 26, 2009). The only issue on appeal is a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Appellant alleges that trial counsel failed to advise him as to whether appellant should accept or reject a particular plea offer by the government. The district court concluded that appellant failed to establish that he was actually prejudiced by counsel’s alleged ineffectiveness and denied the motion without holding a full…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. United States v. Gerald GordonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  4. John Chang v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  5. Bernard Cullen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by85 opinions

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