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Nix Vs. Whiteside

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Feb 26, 1986

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  1. United States Vs. Havens US Supreme Court · May 27, 1980
  2. Cuyler Vs. Sullivan US Supreme Court · May 12, 1980
  3. U.S. 157 (1986) U.S. Supreme Court Nix v. Whiteside
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  4. U.S. 157 (1986) Nix v. Whiteside
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  5. standards set forth in Strickland v. Washington
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  6. with the defendant in presenting perjured testimony at his trial. Pp. 475 U. S. 164 -176. (a) Strickland v. Washington
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  7. that the facts were as related by Robinson. The Supreme Court of Iowa affirmed respondent's conviction. State v. Whiteside
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  8. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed and directed that the writ of habeas corpus be granted. Whiteside v. Scurr
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  9. that trial counsel believed with good cause that Whiteside would testify falsely, and acknowledged that, under Harris v. New
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  10. threatened violation of client confidences breached the standards of effective representation set down in Strickland v. Washington
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  11. duties. A petition for rehearing en banc was denied, with Judges Gibson, Ross, Fagg, and Bowman dissenting. Whiteside v. Scurr
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  12. from giving sworn testimony at their own trial by reason of their interest as a party to the case. See, e.g., Ferguson v. Georgia
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  13. of American Law 59-60 (2d ed.1959). Iowa was among the states that adhered to this rule of disqualification. State v. Laffer
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  14. his own behalf, cases in several Circuits have so held, and the right has long been assumed. See, e.g., United States v. Curtis
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  15. United States v. Bifield
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  16. that such a right exists as a corollary to the Fifth Amendment privilege against compelled testimony, see Harris v. New
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  17. id. at 365 U. S. 601 -603 (concurring opinion of Clark, J.). B In Strickland v. Washington
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  18. Professional Ethics and Conduct of Iowa State Bar Assn. v. Crary
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  19. right to testify, it is elementary that such a right does not extend to testifying falsely. In Harris v. New
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  20. hat privilege cannot be construed to include the right to commit perjury. See United States v. Knox
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  21. Dennis v. United
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  22. we held the defendant could be impeached by prior contrary statements which had been ruled inadmissible under Miranda v. Arizona
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  23. is no right whatever -- constitutional or otherwise -- for a defendant to use false evidence. See also United States v. Havens
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  24. of neither his right to counsel nor the right to Page 475 U. S. 174 testify truthfully. In United States v. Havens
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  25. s admission of guilt, does not extend to a client's announced plans to engage in future criminal conduct. See Clark v. United
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  26. requirement of Strickland, Whiteside relies on cases involving conflicting loyalties of counsel. In Cuyler v. Sullivan
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  27. This is not remotely the kind of conflict of interests dealt with in Cuyler v. Sullivan
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  28. to call the defendant was based on the attorney's belief that the defendant would commit perjury. United States v. Curtis
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  29. state any basis for her belief that defendant's proposed alibi testimony was perjured. United States ex rel. Wilcox v. Johnson
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  30. F.2d 115 (1977). See also Lowery v. Cardwell
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  31. courts treating the subject rejected this approach and insisted on a more rigorous standard, see, e.g., United States v. Curtis
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  32. McKissick v. United
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  33. Dodd v. Florida
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  34. standards. Whiteside v. Scurr
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  35. Lowery v. Cardwell
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  36. See United States v. Curtis
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  37. Professional Ethics v. Crary
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  38. State v. Robinson
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  39. Thornton v. United
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  40. State v. Henderson
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  41. Hinds v. State
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  42. Bar, 19 Cal.2d 87, 119 P.2d 134 (1941). Contra, Whiteside v. Scurr
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  43. I agree that respondent has failed to prove the kind of prejudice necessary to make out a claim under Strickland v. Washington
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  44. App. 57. The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed. State v. Whiteside
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  45. to Pet. for Cert. A41. Page 475 U. S. 181 The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed. Whiteside v. Scurr
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  46. and confidentiality on Whiteside's limiting his testimony. The court recognized that, under Strickland v. Washington
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  47. unreasonable and that he was prejudiced by his attorney's unprofessional behavior. But it noted that Strickland v. Washington
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  48. conflict of interest that adversely affects his performance, see id. at 466 U. S. 692 , quoting Cuyler v. Sullivan
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  49. F.2d at 1330. Petitioner's motion for rehearing en banc was denied by a vote of 5 to 4. Whiteside v. Scurr
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  50. Gibson, joined by Judges Ross, Fagg, and Bowman, argued that Whiteside had failed to show cognizable prejudice. Cuyler v. Sullivan
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