Legal Opinion
Tippins v. Walker
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 8, 1995No. 93 Civ. 934 (JFK)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KEENAN, District Judge.
Petitioner Dale Tippins seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 based on the following assertions: (1) that the trial court improperly failed to rule that trial counsel’s sleeping during a substantial portion of the trial constituted a per se violation of petitioner’s Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel; and (2) that trial counsel’s criminal conduct violated petitioner’s Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. This Court recognizes that unconscious or sleeping counsel is tantamount to no counsel…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- United States v. Francis Ditommaso A/K/A "Checco", Rudolfo Risatti, A/K/A "Rudy", Sheila Silvetti, Victoriano Molina-ChaconCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Eddie G. Javor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
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