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It’S All Your Fault!: Examining The Defendant’S Use Of Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel As A Means Of Getting A “Second Bite At The Apple.”, Prentice L. White Jan 2018

It’S All Your Fault!: Examining The Defendant’S Use Of Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel As A Means Of Getting A “Second Bite At The Apple.”, Prentice L. White

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

The United States Constitution provides individuals convicted of a crime with “a second bite at the apple.” The Sixth Amendment provides an avenue to appeal one’s conviction based on the claim of “ineffective assistance of counsel.” What were the Framers’ true intentions in using the phrase “effective assistance of counsel”? How does the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) of 1996 affect habeas corpus appeals? This article answers these questions through the eyes of Thomas—a fictional character who is appealing his murder conviction.

This article first looks at the history surrounding effective assistance of counsel and discusses the difficulties …


Ordered Liberty: Cardozo And The Constitution, John T. Noonan Jr. Jan 1979

Ordered Liberty: Cardozo And The Constitution, John T. Noonan Jr.

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Law Enforcement States Its Views, John Edgar Hoover Jan 1967

Law Enforcement States Its Views, John Edgar Hoover

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Film Censorship: The American And British Experience, Robert J. Klein Jan 1967

Film Censorship: The American And British Experience, Robert J. Klein

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.