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Strickland v. Washington

Jul 13, 2026

AEDPA bars habeas relief on speedy trial claim

  The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal habeas order granting relief to a South Carolina inmate, holding that the U.S. District Court failed to apply the […]

A 4th Circuit ruling upheld a District Court’s consideration of a case-related video at the motion to dismiss stage of a trial. (Associated Press file)
Jul 22, 2024

4th Circuit: Defendant’s inadequate counsel claim fails

Where a man convicted for submitting fabricated loan documents in response to grand jury subpoenas argued his counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to call two witnesses, but he failed […]


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