Legal Opinion
United States v. Mansfield
U S Air Force Court of Military Review
Decided April 24, 1987No. ACM 24758 (f rev)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
HODGSON, Chief Judge:
The appellant was convicted of the premeditated murder of his paramour’s former husband. He was sentenced to life imprisonment together with ancillary punishments.
The paramount issue before us goes to the heart of our adversarial process — the right to the effective assistance of counsel in presenting a defense. In this regard the appellant claims that his trial attorneys failed to investigate, prepare and present properly either an insanity or diminished capacity defense. We agree.
In the initial appellate pleadings this issue centered on the question of whether…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. DuBayUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1967
- United States v. GoodeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1975
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr., (Decoster Iii)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by20 opinions
- United States v. MansfieldUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993
- United States v. BarnardU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1990
- United States v. WashingtonUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 1995
- United States v. MansfieldU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1991
- United States v. DaleU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1993
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