181 Cited authorities

Strickland v. Washington
466 U.S. 668 (1984) Cited 158,620 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"
United States v. Olano
507 U.S. 725 (1993) Cited 11,242 times 25 Legal Analyses
Holding that plain error review requires a reviewing court to refrain from correcting an error unless it is plain and affects "substantial rights," such that the error "seriously affect the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings"
Puckett v. United States
556 U.S. 129 (2009) Cited 4,502 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that to be "clear or obvious" an error cannot be "subject to reasonable dispute"
Neder v. United States
527 U.S. 1 (1999) Cited 4,937 times 31 Legal Analyses
Holding that the failure to submit an uncontested element of an offense to a jury may be harmless
Faretta v. California
422 U.S. 806 (1975) Cited 12,534 times 23 Legal Analyses
Holding that a defendant's right to self-representation was denied when he made his requests "weeks before trial" without any indication that the defendant was required to reassert his request during the trial
Arizona v. Fulminante
499 U.S. 279 (1991) Cited 5,281 times 20 Legal Analyses
Holding that involuntary confessions are subject to harmless-error review
United States v. Cronic
466 U.S. 648 (1984) Cited 7,359 times 30 Legal Analyses
Holding defendant is constructively denied counsel during critical stage of criminal proceedings where counsel, inter alia, "fails to subject the prosecution's case to meaningful adversarial testing"
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Lopez
548 U.S. 140 (2006) Cited 2,093 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel of choice does not require showing prejudice
Sullivan v. Louisiana
508 U.S. 275 (1993) Cited 3,277 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that a constitutionally deficient reasonable doubt instruction constitutes structural error as the deprivation of the right to trial by jury has "necessarily unquantifiable and indeterminate" consequences and "unquestionably qualifies as ‘structural error’ "
Cuyler v. Sullivan
446 U.S. 335 (1980) Cited 5,702 times 19 Legal Analyses
Holding that prejudice is presumed when a defendant establishes his attorney operated under an actual conflict of interest arising from concurrent representation of multiple clients which adversely affected the attorney's performance
Rule 404 - Character Evidence; Other Crimes, Wrongs, or Acts.
Fed. R. Evid. 404 Cited 16,636 times 65 Legal Analyses
Recognizing that even uncharged similar acts can be probative of a defendant's intent and knowledge concerning charged offenses

The People, Respondent,v.Paul Cortez, Appellant.

181 Cited authorities

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"

Holding that plain error review requires a reviewing court to refrain from correcting an error unless it is plain and affects "substantial rights," such that the error "seriously affect the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings"

Holding that to be "clear or obvious" an error cannot be "subject to reasonable dispute"

Holding that the failure to submit an uncontested element of an offense to a jury may be harmless

Holding that a defendant's right to self-representation was denied when he made his requests "weeks before trial" without any indication that the defendant was required to reassert his request during the trial

Holding that involuntary confessions are subject to harmless-error review

Holding defendant is constructively denied counsel during critical stage of criminal proceedings where counsel, inter alia, "fails to subject the prosecution's case to meaningful adversarial testing"

Holding that a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel of choice does not require showing prejudice

Holding that a constitutionally deficient reasonable doubt instruction constitutes structural error as the deprivation of the right to trial by jury has "necessarily unquantifiable and indeterminate" consequences and "unquestionably qualifies as ‘structural error’ "

Holding that prejudice is presumed when a defendant establishes his attorney operated under an actual conflict of interest arising from concurrent representation of multiple clients which adversely affected the attorney's performance

Recognizing that even uncharged similar acts can be probative of a defendant's intent and knowledge concerning charged offenses