Howell v. Dallas County Child Welfare Unit

Howell v. Dallas Cnty. Child Welfare Unit, 481 U.S. 1018 (1987)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: April 20, 1987
Docket: No. 86-6042
Citations: 481 U.S. 1018107 S. Ct. 189895 L. Ed. 2d 50555 U.S.L.W. 37121987 U.S. LEXIS 1702

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Ct. App. Tex., 5th Dist. Certiorari denied.

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(no actual conflict and no adverse effect when court refused to allow attorney to withdraw from representation and start medical school)

Beets v. Scott, 65 F.3d 1258 (5th Cir. 1995)
(“high probability” requires that the court have a sure conviction that the error did not prejudice the defendant, but need not disprove every reasonable possibility of prejudice)

United States v. Berkery, 865 F.2d 587 (3d Cir. 1989)

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Betty Lou Beets v. Wayne Scott, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division65 F.3d 1258 (5th Cir. 1995)
United States v. Walter Esposito912 F.2d 60 (3d Cir. 1990)
Rose v. Bartle871 F.2d 331 (3d Cir. 1989)
United States v. Leonard A. Pelullo14 F.3d 881 (3d Cir. 1994)
Anderson v. State577 So. 2d 390 (Miss. 1991)
Ybarra v. Texas Department of Human Services869 S.W.2d 574 (Tex. App.—Edinburg-Corpus Christi 1993)

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In re KL91 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App. 2002)
In the Interest of K.L.91 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App. 2002)
In re ARR61 S.W.3d 691 (Tex. App. 2001)
In the Interest of A.R.R.61 S.W.3d 691 (Tex. App. 2001)
Seyler v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.121 F. Supp. 2d 1352 (D. Kan. 2000)
Westlake Plastic Co. v. O'Donnell182 F.R.D. 165 (E.D. Pa. 1998)

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