Supreme Court of the United States
Wright v. Van Patten
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Per curiam
- Yes — no individual author
- Filed
- Jan. 7, 2008
- Case
- Wright v. Van Patten
- Case status
- Decided
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Opening text
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Per Curiam. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that respondent Joseph Van Patten was entitled to relief under *12128 U. S. C. § 2254, reasoning that his lawyer’s assistance was presumptively ineffective owing to his participation in a plea hearing by speakerphone. Van Patten v. Deppisch, 4…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Per curiam | Jan. 7, 2008 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | Jan. 7, 2008 |