Legal Opinion
John Merzbacher v. Bobby Shearin
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 25, 2013No. 10-7118PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Judge FLOYD joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
A Baltimore jury convicted John Joseph Merzbacher of child rape and related crimes. When his direct appeal failed, Merzbacher sought state post-conviction relief alleging that his trial lawyers denied him effective assistance of counsel in failing to notify him of, and counsel him about, a pre-trial plea offer. After conducting evidentiary hearings, the state court refused to grant him post-conviction relief. Merzbacher then petitioned for a writ…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Lafler v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
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3Cited by116 opinions
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