Saturday, September 17, 2011

Sixth Circuit -- Mark Storey v. Douglas Vasbinder

No habeus on ineffective assistance given overwhelming evidence of guilt at trial.

An intervening direct appeal resets the 'second or successive' count to zero.  Circuit split flagged.

Dissent: Strickland doesn't require certainty of acquittal absent the ineffective assistance; majority opinion was too short.

Mark Storey v. Douglas Vasbinder
Compiled by D.E. Frydrychowski, who is, not incidentally, not giving you legal advice.

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Author's SSRN page here.