RIVERS

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• Caspari v. Bohlen, 510 U.S. 383 (U.S. 1994)
  …. 147, 155 (1986) (“Bullington indicates that the proper inquiry is whether the sentencer or reviewing court has ‘decided that the prosecution has not proved its case’ that the death penalty is appropriate”) (emphasis in original); Hunt v. New York, 502 U. S. 964 (1991) (White, J., dissenting from denial of certiorari) (noting conflict on the question “whether the Double Jeopardy Clause applies to trial-like sentence enhancement proceedings in noncapital cases”). Because “[t]he ‘new rule’ principle . . . v…
• Melendez v. United States, 518 U.S. 120 (U.S. 1996)
  …t is reasonable. See, e. g., United States v. Shabazz, 933 F. 2d 1029, 1035 (CADC) (Thomas, J.) (citing Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U. S. 837, 842-845 (1984)), cert. denied sub nom. McNeil v. United States, 502 U. S. 964 (1991). And a unitary system seems perfectly reasonable. Indeed, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure recognize an identical “unitary” system for post judgment substantial assistance motions. See Fed. Rule Crim. Proc. 35(b) (“[O]n motion of the G…
• Lawson v. Dixon, 510 U.S. 1171 (U.S. 1994)
  …. Lawson asserts in this habeas petition that his attorney’s failure to investigate or to offer mental health mitigation constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. See, e. g., Kenley v. Armontrout, 937 F. 2d 1298, 1303-1308 (CA8), cert. denied, 502 U. S. 964 (1991); Thompson v. Wainwright, 787 F. 2d 1447, 1451 (CA11 1986), cert. denied, 481 U. S. 1042 (1987). To prevail on an ineffectiveness claim, a defendant must show “a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the resul…