Ex parte Moody, 435 U.S. 969 (1978). · Go Syfert
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“when the defense is advice of counsel, the advice given, whether correct or not, and whether recitals in it are true or not, is always admissible.”
71 citation events (2 in the last 25 years) across 27 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: United States v. Victor Eisenstein, Beno Ghitis (ca11, 1984-05-14)
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Top citers, strongest first. 12 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) United States v. Victor Eisenstein, Beno Ghitis
11th Cir. · 1984 · signal: cf. · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
when the defense is advice of counsel, the advice given, whether correct or not, and whether recitals in it are true or not, is always admissible.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) People v. Stovall
Colo. Ct. App. · 2012 · confidence medium
He may only attack the voluntary and intelligent character of the guilty plea by showing that the advice he received from counsel was not within the standards set forth in McMann. 411 U.S. at 267 , 98 S.Ct. at 1607-08. { 16 The same rule was announced in People v. Isham, 923 P.2d 190, 195 (Colo.App. 1995), which dealt with the right of a defendant to his or her counsel of choice.
cited Cited "see" Zandford v. National Ass'n of Securities Dealers, Inc.
D.D.C. · 1998 · signal: see · confidence high
See Doe v. McMillan, 566 F.2d 713, 720 (D.C.Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 969 , 98 S.Ct. 1607 , 56 L.Ed.2d 59 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Arnold Sherlock and Ronald Charley (2×)
9th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. McLennan, 563 F.2d 943, 948 (9th Cir.1977) (declarant must be so excited or distraught that he did not reflect on what he was saying), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 969 , 98 S.Ct. 1607 , 56 L.Ed.2d 60 (1978). 91 Even if the statements do not come within a hearsay exception, their admission was harmless.
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Arnold Sherlock and Ronald Charley
9th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. McLennan, 563 F.2d 943, 948 (9th Cir.1977) (declarant must be so excited or distraught that he did not reflect on what he was saying), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 969 , 98 S.Ct. 1607 , 56 L.Ed.2d 60 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Renda
D. Kan. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wheat, 813 F.2d at 1403 . “ ‘Because the conflicts are often subtle it is not enough to rely upon counsel, who may not be totally disinterested.’ ” Id. (quoting United States v. Lawriw, 568 F.2d 98, 104 (8th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 969 , 98 S.Ct. 1607 , 56 L.Ed.2d 60 (1978)).
cited Cited "see" In Re Ungar
Bankr. E.D. Pa. · 1987 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord, e.g., Doe v. McMillan, 566 F.2d 713 (D.C.Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 969 , 98 S.Ct. 1607 , 56 L.Ed.2d 59 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Roy Edward Brannon, United States of America v. Fred George Cox, United States of America v. Henry Wilson, Jr. (2×)
9th Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. McLennan, 563 F.2d 943, 948 (9th Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 969 , 98 S.Ct. 1607 , 56 L.Ed.2d 60 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" Candis O. Ray, Trading as Candis O. Ray & Associates v. Senator William Proxmire
D.C. Cir. · 1978 · signal: see · confidence high
Compare Gravel v. United States, supra note 5, 408 U.S. at 625-626 , 92 S.Ct. at 2627-2628 , 33 L.Ed.2d at 602 -603 and McSurely v. McClellan, 180 U.S.App.D.C. 101, 109 , 553 F.2d 1277, 1285 (1976), cert. dismissed,-U.S.-, 98 S.Ct. 3116 , 57 L.Ed.2d 704 (1978); see Doe v. McMillan, 185 U.S.App.D.C. 48 , 566 F.2d 713 (1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 969 , 98 S.Ct. 1607 , 56 L.Ed.2d 59 (1978), after remand from 412 U.S. 306 , 93 S.Ct. 2018 , 36 L.Ed.2d 912 (1973); Hutchinson v. Proxmire, 579 F.2d 1027 (7th Cir. 1978). 8 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Crystal Marie Unger
8th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see also · confidence low
See United States v. Carrigan, 543 F.2d 1053, 1057 (2d Cir. 1976) (where no discussion of possible conflict initiated by the court, it cannot be assumed defendant intelligently made choice of counsel); United States v. Gaines, 529 F.2d 1038, 1045 (7th Cir. 1976) (defendant could not make knowing waiver “in the absence of a specific warning of the serious danger to his defense”); see also United States v. Garcia, 517 F.2d 272 , 278 (5th Cir.1975) (requiring trial courts to “address each defendant personally and forthrightly advise him of the potential dangers of representation by counsel …
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Lee McComas Ramsey, United States of America v. Cecil Zedrick Ramsey, United States of America v. Sharon Wray
4th Cir. · 1981 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare United States v. Waldman, 579 F.2d 649 (1st Cir. 1978) and United States v. Lawriw, 568 F.2d 98 (8th Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 969 , 98 S.Ct. 1607 , 56 L.Ed.2d 60 (1978) with Foxworth v. Wainwright, 516 F.2d 1072 (5th Cir. 1975).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Bellucci
N.J. · 1980 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., United States v. Lawriw, 568 F.2d 98, 103 (8th Cir. 1977), cert. den., 435 U.S. 969 , 98 S.Ct. 1607 , 56 L.Ed.2d 60 (1978); Haggard v. Alabama, 550 F.2d 1019, 1022 (5th Cir. 1977); State v. Rogers, 110 Ariz. 582 , 521 P.2d 1128, 1130 (Sup.Ct.1974); People v. Macerola, 47 N.Y.2d 257 , 417 N.Y.S.2d 908 , 391 N.E.2d 990, 993 (Ct.App.1979).
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Ex parte Moody
No. 77-1041.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 17, 1978.
435 U.S. 969

Sup. Ct. Ala. Certiorari denied.