Legal Opinion

State v. Mansfield

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 24, 2016No. 50,426-KAPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGarrett, J.

[Jn this out-of-time appeal,- the defendant, Orlando Mansfield, contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the prosecutor’s repeated Doyle1 Violations during, his cross-examination in his jury trial held in 2013. For the reasons expressed below, we remand the matter to the trial court for a contradictory hearing at which-the ineffective assistance claim can be fully litigated. -

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. State v. RatcliffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. BellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  2. State v. RoseLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. State v. McGeeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  4. State v. McGeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2019
  5. State v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017

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