James Brown v. Christopher Artuz

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1997-08-06

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JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge: This appeal presents several issues concerning a criminal defendant’s constitutional right to testify at his trial, issues that arise in a ease where a defendant does not testify. The specific issues are (1) whether the decision to testify is ultimately for the defendant or for trial counsel to make; (2) if the right to testify is…

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