108 Cited authorities

Strickland v. Washington
466 U.S. 668 (1984) Cited 158,894 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"
Wiggins v. Smith
539 U.S. 510 (2003) Cited 9,486 times 45 Legal Analyses
Holding that counsel's performance was deficient when they failed to expand their investigation into the defendant's life history "after having acquired only rudimentary knowledge of his history from a narrow set of sources," especially when those sources indicated the existence of helpful mitigation evidence
United States v. Bagley
473 U.S. 667 (1985) Cited 9,437 times 34 Legal Analyses
Holding that there was a Brady violation when federal prosecutors withheld evidence of inducements made to witnesses to encourage them to testify against the defendant
Rompilla v. Beard
545 U.S. 374 (2005) Cited 2,977 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that counsel's minimal investigation was deficient even though the defendant was "actively obstructive by sending counsel off on false leads"
Chapman v. California
386 U.S. 18 (1967) Cited 23,494 times 28 Legal Analyses
Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"
Faretta v. California
422 U.S. 806 (1975) Cited 12,560 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
Giglio v. United States
405 U.S. 150 (1972) Cited 12,206 times 29 Legal Analyses
Holding that prosecution must disclose all information or material that may be used to impeach the credibility of prosecution witnesses where witness's credibility is "an important issue in the case"
Martinez v. Ylst
951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991) Cited 31,034 times
Holding that failure to file a timely objection may waive the right to appeal the district court's order
Holmes v. South Carolina
547 U.S. 319 (2006) Cited 1,899 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that a rule that categorically barred evidence of third-party guilt when strong forensic evidence of the defendant's guilt was presented "is arbitrary in the sense that it does not rationally serve the end that ... [it was] designed to further"
McFarland v. Scott
512 U.S. 849 (1994) Cited 2,876 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that the right to appointed counsel in federal habeas proceedings "adheres prior to the filing of a formal, legally sufficient habeas corpus petition"

PEOPLE v. MICKEL (ANDREW)

108 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 there was a Brady violation when federal prosecutors withheld evidence of inducements made to witnesses to encourage them to testify against the defendant

Holding that counsel's minimal investigation was deficient even though the defendant was "actively obstructive by sending counsel off on false leads"

Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"

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 prosecution must disclose all information or material that may be used to impeach the credibility of prosecution witnesses where witness's credibility is "an important issue in the case"

Holding that failure to file a timely objection may waive the right to appeal the district court's order

Holding that a rule that categorically barred evidence of third-party guilt when strong forensic evidence of the defendant's guilt was presented "is arbitrary in the sense that it does not rationally serve the end that ... [it was] designed to further"

Holding that the right to appointed counsel in federal habeas proceedings "adheres prior to the filing of a formal, legally sufficient habeas corpus petition"