Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Fiorot v. Oklahoma

73 L. Ed. 2d 1308

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1982-06-01
Topic
general

holding that habeas petitioner need not demonstrate adverse effect on representation but need only prove an actual conflict to justify habeas relief on account of a conflict of interest | holding that habeas petitioner need not demonstrate adverse effect on representation but need only prove an actual conflict to justify habeas relief on account of a conflict of interest | rejecting abstention based on "wise judicial administration" because state and federal courts do not have concurrent jurisdiction of federal antitrust claims | rejecting abstention based on “wise judicial administration” because state and federal courts do not have concurrent jurisdiction of federal antitrust claims | upholding the adequacy of the “no significant history of prior criminal activity” mitigating factor | "the sharing of an essential facility by two or more competitors accompanied by the exclusion of all other competitors may amount to a violation of the Sherman Act" (emphasis added) | trial judge did not err in resentencing without further jury deliberations where evidence itself was not improper but only the manner in which it was considered by the court | counsel’s silence at sentencing, considered alone, might be ascribed to tactical judgment, but when considered cumulatively with other omissions defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel | “the sharing of an essential facility by two or more competitors accompanied by the exclusion of all other competitors may amount to a violation of the Sherman Act” (emphasis added) | not requiring prejudice in cases of extrinsic ineffectiveness | shooting death of security guard during bank robbery | shooting death of security guard during bank robbery

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Ct. Crim. App. Okla. Certiorari denied.