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Casebook Read Credits
Criminal Procedure Fall 2022
Resource 10 . 3 . 2
40 minutes

McCoy v. Louisiana

C.E. Field

When attorney and client disagree about case strategy, whose decision prevails?

Look carefully at this decision:  what is the court's holding?  What facts support the holding?  How much guidance is given to counsel facing these decisions now?

Supreme Court of the United States
138 S. Ct. 1500, 200 L. Ed. 2d 821
No. 16–8255.
2018-05-14

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