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The People, Respondent,v.Prince Clark, Appellant.

Brief

36 Cited authorities

  1. Strickland v. Washington

    466 U.S. 668 (1984)   Cited 158,786 times   176 Legal Analyses
    Holding an "error by counsel" doesn't "warrant setting aside the judgment of a criminal proceeding" where in the context of the whole proceeding the identified error "had no effect on the judgment"

  2. Williams v. Taylor

    529 U.S. 362 (2000)   Cited 37,780 times   66 Legal Analyses
    Holding that counsel's performance was deficient when their investigation failed to uncover "extensive records" filled with mitigation evidence concerning the defendant's family history, education, mental health, and rehabilitation

  3. Jones v. Barnes

    463 U.S. 745 (1983)   Cited 11,152 times   21 Legal Analyses
    Holding that it was not ineffective assistance for appellate counsel to decline to make every nonfrivolous argument requested by the defendant

  4. Kimmelman v. Morrison

    477 U.S. 365 (1986)   Cited 5,809 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, if trial counsel's failure to litigate a constitutional claim competently "is the principal allegation of ineffectiveness," petitioner must also prove that the underlying constitutional claim is meritorious

  5. Waller v. Georgia

    467 U.S. 39 (1984)   Cited 2,090 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a defendant's public trial right was violated even though the district court released a transcript of the closed proceedings to the public

  6. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California

    464 U.S. 501 (1984)   Cited 1,764 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding that media have a right of access to voir dire

  7. Presley v. Georgia

    558 U.S. 209 (2010)   Cited 633 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Sixth Amendment applies to jury selection

  8. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court

    478 U.S. 1 (1986)   Cited 1,214 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a criminal proceeding may be closed to protect the accused's right to a fair trial only if doing so is "narrowly tailored to serve that interest," meaning that "there is a substantial probability that the defendant's right to a fair trial will be prejudiced by publicity that closure would prevent" and that "reasonable alternatives to closure cannot adequately protect the defendant's fair trial rights" (quoting Press-Enter. Co. v. Superior Ct., 464 U.S. 501, 510, 104 S.Ct. 819, 78 L.Ed.2d 629 (1984) )

  9. Gonzalez v. United States

    553 U.S. 242 (2008)   Cited 272 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that defense counsel, exercising professional judgment, has a better understanding of the procedural choices than the client and may waive the speedy trial rights of his client

  10. People v. Satterfield

    66 N.Y.2d 796 (N.Y. 1985)   Cited 924 times
    Noting that C.P.L. 440.30 contemplates that a court will first determine whether or not a C.P.L. 440.10 motion can be decided without a hearing