Legal Opinion
Danny Ray Mylar, A/K/A Danny Ray Miles v. State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1982No. 81-7412PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
We are again called upon to determine whether a criminal defendant received effective assistance from his attorney. Concluding that counsel’s failure to file a brief with the direct appeal in state court amounted to ineffective assistance in contravention of the Sixth Amendment, we reverse and remand with instructions.
Appellant Danny Ray Mylar was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The facts surrounding his sordid crime are adequately set forth in the appellate court’s opinion and need not be repeated here. Miles v. State, 343 So.2d 801…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Entsminger v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by67 opinions
- James Adams v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Ivon Ray Stanley v. Walter D. Zant, Warden Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Terry Lee Goodwin v. Charles Balkcom, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Alvord v. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Charlie Young, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Center, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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