Legal opinions – US Supreme Court – Knowles v. Mirzayance, S. Ct. No. 07-1315 

Posted: 1:00 am Mon, April 13, 2009
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Criminal ProcedureIneffective assistance of counselBOTTOM LINE: Criminal defendant whose trial counsel did not pursue an insanity defense, even though it was the only defense available, failed to establish that his attorney’s performance was ineffective.CASE: Knowles v. Mirzayance, S. Ct. No. 07-1315 (decided March 24, 2009) (Justices Roberts, THOMAS, Stevens, Kennedy, Scalia, Souter, Ginsberg, Breyer & ...