ASSARSSON

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (82 total)

• Washington v. Strickland, 693 F.2d 1243 (5th Cir. 1982)
  …96 (9th Cir.1980) (failure by attorney to investigate substantially possibility that hallucinogens affected defendant’s behavior excused where on the basis of trial strategy “he devoted his energies to other aspects of [the] defense”), cert. denied, 451 U.S. 938, 101 S.Ct. 2018, 68 L.Ed.2d 325 (1981). Cf. McMann v. Richardson, 397 U.S. 759, 769-70, 90 S.Ct. 1441, 1448-49, 25 L.Ed.2d 763 (1970) (in advising client whether to plead guilty, counsel necessarily relies upon his “best judgment” of possible defe…
• United States v. Blasco, 702 F.2d 1315 (11th Cir. 1983)
  …ntial objective of the conspiracy.” United States v. Tamargo, 672 F. 2d 887, 889 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 141, 74 L.Ed.2d 119 (1982) (citing United States v. Alvarez, 625 F. 2d 1196, 1198 (5th Cir.1980) (en banc), cert. denied, 451 U.S. 938, 101 S.Ct. 2017, 68 L.Ed.2d 324 (1981)). No showing of an overt act is required in conspiracy cases under 21 U.S.C. § 846. See, e.g., United States v. Davis, 666 F. 2d 195, 201 n.9 (5th Cir.1982) (Unit B); United States v. Spradlen, 662 F. 2d 724,…
• United States v. Vergara, 687 F.2d 57 (5th Cir. 1982)
  …2d 50 (5th Cir. 1980), or because he became a member of the conspiracy after its inception, or played only a minor role in the overall scheme, United States v. Davis; United States v. Alvarez, 625 F. 2d 1196 (5th Cir. 1980) (en banc), cert. denied, 451 U.S. 938, 101 S.Ct. 2017, 68 L.Ed.2d 324 (1981). The record contains ample evidence to support the finding that a conspiracy existed; contentions to the contrary are without merit. However, the question whether Vergara’s involvement in the conspiracy was es…