Legal Opinion
United States v. DeFalco
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 28, 1979No. Nos. 78-2126, 78-2209PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge,
with whom GIBBONS, JAMES HUNTER, III, WEIS and A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judges, join.
In Moore v. United States, 432 F.2d 730, 736 (3d Cir. 1970), we determined that the *133standard of competence mandated by the sixth amendment for counsel in criminal cases was “the exercise of the customary skill and knowledge which normally prevails at the time and place.” In this appeal from an order of the district court denying relief requested under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 without an evidentiary hearing, the major question presented is…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. AddonizioSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gratton Earl Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by40 opinions
- State v. WilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- State v. KnightWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Zepp, Jo-Ann. Appeal of Jo Ann ZeppCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Pratt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- In Re Corn Derivatives Antitrust Litigation (Mdl 414). Appeal of John E. Koerner & Co., Inc., Imperial Products Corporation, and Pan-O-Gold, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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