Opinions – 7/3/13: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals 

Civil Procedure Ineffective assistance of appellate counsel  BOTTOM LINE: Appellate counsel did not render ineffective assistance by failing to challenge constitutionality of police search, since counsel was not required to raise every conceivable argument – especially those unlikely to succeed. CASE: United States v. Baker, No. 12-6624 (decided June 13, 2013) (Judges WILKINSON, Gregory & [...]