Troy Cooper v. C. J. Fitzharris
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
Troy Cooper, a state prisoner convicted of burglary, assault, robbery, and rape, filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 alleging he had not been afforded effective assistance of counsel at trial. The district court denied the petition and Cooper appealed. The appeal was heard in banc to consider the standard to be applied in determining whether counsel’s performance met constitutional requirements, and to decide whether counsel’s deficiencies must have prejudiced the defendant to require a new trial. 1
We hold that the Sixth Amendment requires that persons accused of…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited81 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by273 opinions
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- Harry Franklin v. State of Oregon, State Welfare DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Howard L. Bashor v. Henry Risley, Warden of Montana State Prison and Michael Greely, Attorney General for the State of MontanaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr., (Decoster Iii)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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