Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Local 862, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Ford Motor Co.

Loc. 862, Int’l Union, United Auto., Aerospace & Agric. Implement Workers v. Ford Motor Co., 425 U.S. 998 (1976)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1976-05-24
Topic
bankruptcy

petitioner had burden of proving that he was prejudiced by alleged deficiencies in trial counsel's performance | petitioner had burden of proving that he was prejudiced by alleged deficiencies in trial counsel’s performance | "Recompense for economic loss resulting from ... discriminatory practices does not require that we entertain claims of ... a speculative and remote nature” | no state remedies available where state law precludes consideration of any new theories in support of ineffective assistance of counsel claim after state court has ruled on the merits of a previous ineffective assistance claim | the general issue of trial counsel’s representation was fairly presented to the State courts | no. 75-465, Jersey Central Power & Light Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | federal court ineffectiveness of counsel claim based on counsel's advice to petitioner not to testify and variance between opening remarks and trial strategy was exhausted even though state claim was primarily based on counsel's failure to adequately investigate alibi witness | federal court ineffectiveness of counsel claim based on counsel’s advice to petitioner not to testify and variance between opening remarks and trial strategy was exhausted even though state claim was primarily based on counsel’s failure to adequately investigate alibi witness | burden on petitioner to show ineffective assistance | and regularly repeated since Waters

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C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice Stevens took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.