Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided September 4, 2013No. 2012-KP-1410PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, J.*
|,We granted this writ application to review whether the trial court erred in granting defendant’s application for post-conviction relief on grounds trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. Finding defendant, Anthony Thomas, did not satisfy the standard for ineffective assistance of counsel set forth by the United States Supreme Court in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984), we reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In early 1998, defendant, Anthony Thomas, began dating a young woman whom he met after repairing her car. Shortly…
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Connick v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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3Cited by24 opinions
- State v. MaizeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
- State v. BellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
- Anthony Thomas v. Darrel Vannoy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- State v. FaggardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
- State v. PerezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
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