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U.S. v. Miguel

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Sep 9, 1997
122 F.3d 1058 (2d Cir. 1997)

Summary

denying Petitioner's ineffective assistance claim that trial counsel “failed to make appropriate objections during the proceedings, including failure to object to the [hearsay] testimony of a customs agent” concluding that “even if statement [at issue] was hearsay, counsel's conduct was not unreasonable under the circumstances and is not a ground for reversal now. [Because] ‘[a]ctions or omissions by counsel that might be considered sound trial strategy do not constitute ineffective assistance.'”

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Opinion

No. 97-1047.

September 9, 1997.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.


AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Miguel

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Sep 9, 1997
122 F.3d 1058 (2d Cir. 1997)

denying Petitioner's ineffective assistance claim that trial counsel “failed to make appropriate objections during the proceedings, including failure to object to the [hearsay] testimony of a customs agent” concluding that “even if statement [at issue] was hearsay, counsel's conduct was not unreasonable under the circumstances and is not a ground for reversal now. [Because] ‘[a]ctions or omissions by counsel that might be considered sound trial strategy do not constitute ineffective assistance.'”

Summary of this case from Zi He Wu v. Jones
Case details for

U.S. v. Miguel

Case Details

Full title:U.S. v. MIGUEL

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Date published: Sep 9, 1997

Citations

122 F.3d 1058 (2d Cir. 1997)

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