United States Second Circuit

Where defendant's testimony would have done more damage to his case than it would have helped, he cannot show prejudice under the Sixth Amendment in the asserted failure of his counsel to let him testify.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/11/2001
• Decided 08/27/2001
• Published 08/27/2001

Judges

• WINTER, Circuit Judge:, Before OAKES, WINTER, and STRAUB, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel S. Ruzumna, Assistant United States Attorney (Mary Jo White, United States Attorney, and James J. Benjamin, Jr. and Gary Stein, Assistant United States Attorneys, of counsel), New York, NY, for Respondent-Appellant., David L. Lewis, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellee.