Legal Opinion
United States v. Mullins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 16, 2002No. 01-10524PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Federal prisoner Michael John Mullins claims that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel prevented him from testifying in spite of his repeated requests to do so. The district court granted his petition, and the government appeals. We reverse.
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Mullins was involved in a drug deal in which undercover officers traded a television for drugs at a residence Mullins shared with his girlfriend. At the conclusion of their investigation, police officers executed an evidentiary search warrant to recover the television from…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- James Brown v. Christopher ArtuzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
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