Wednesday, March 04, 2015

Fourth Circuit: Jerome Gordon v. Daniel Braxton

Ineffective Assistance

District Court abused discretion in giving AEDPA deference to state court proceeding that made only a cursory review of the record in response to Petitioner claims that he was never consulted about an appeal.

Jerome Gordon v. Daniel Braxton
Compiled by D.E. Frydrychowski, who is, not incidentally, not giving you legal advice.

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