Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Beyer
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 5, 1988No. Civ. A. 86-4274PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DEBEVOISE, District Judge:
Lawrence L. Simmons petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner argues that he was deprived of the “right to appeal” by counsel’s failure to file an appeal on his behalf. He also alleges that he was denied effective assistance of counsel on appeal: 1
“Defendant submits that whenever he wasn’t represented by the Public Defender’s office, he received assistance from one of the paralegals within the prison. Also, he should not be discriminated against because of what his attorney and Public Defender’s office failed to do because he have been trying to…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Lawrence L. Simmons v. Howard L. Beyer and the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, W. Cary EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- POLANCOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1994
- Simmons v. ArvonioDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1992
- State v. SimmonsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2000
- Lawrence L. Simmons v. Howard L. Beyer and the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, W. Cary EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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