Legal Opinion
In re the Personal Restraint of Morris
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 13, 2015No. 73278-1-IPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*487[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals September 3, 2015.]
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Cox, J.
Michael James Morris seeks collateral relief from the judgment and sentence following his conviction of first degree assault of his six-week-old baby, A.M. Because he fails in his burden to show that he was actually and substantially prejudiced by his trial counsel’s performance, we deny his petition for relief.
¶2 A jury convicted Morris of assault in the first degree.1 The conviction was based on an incident that occurred on May 29, 2009. On that night, Brittany Morris, A.M.’s mother, left A.M. in Morris’s care.2 When…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Personal Restraint Petition Of Joseph Leroy FugleCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2020
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