Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles
85 L. Ed. 2d 159
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1985-04-01
- Topic
- general
adopting the federal standard of review for petitions alleging ineffective assistance of counsel claims in Nevada | finding “active supervision” prong not satisfied where state law did not provide for any state supervision following issuance of a certificate of need | setting out factors which district court should consider when ruling on motion to withdraw guilty plea and holding that district court ruling on withdrawal motion must be accorded “broad discretion” | allowing cross-examination of opinion witnesses about dismissed criminal charges against defendant | statute providing for state regulation of taxicabs if cities did not regulate held to provide basis for municipality’s immunity | district judge’s assessment of effect on judicial resources to be accorded substantial deference since he “is in the best position to know the effect the withdrawal had on its resources.” | criminal defendant has no right to select particular wording of jury instruction
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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.