United States Sixth Circuit

Trial counsel's "strategy" of allowing and encouraging testimony about uncharged act of sexual intercourse between defendant and victim fell well below objective standard of reasonableness and, combined with "woefully inadequate" trial preparation, violated defendant's Sixth Amendment rights.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/01/1999
• Decided 12/21/2000
• Published 12/21/2000

Judges

• Before MERRITT and NELSON, Circuit Judges;  OLIVER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan R. Fulkerson (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Capital Crimes Section, Columbus, OH, for Respondent-Appellant., John H. Forg (argued and briefed), Cincinnati, OH, for Petitioner-Appellee.