William Edward Doyle
Judge Doyle no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Doyle decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Cautions
Will reverse a criminal conviction for ineffective assistance of counsel where defense counsel failed to conduct a pretrial factual investigation, treating reasonable diligence and skill as the governing test.
“Reasonable diligence and skill is the test!”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The judgment of the district court is affirmed.”
“Accordingly, the case is remanded to the District Court with directions to vacate judgment and assess costs and attorneys' fees against the defendant.”
“The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings in accordance with the views expressed herein.”
“The judgment of the district court is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings consistent with the views expressed herein.”
“The judgment of the district court is affirmed.”
“we conclude that the judgment should be and is hereby affirmed.”
“The judgment of the district court must be and the same is hereby reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings consistent with the views expressed herein.”
“The judgment of the district court must be reversed and the cause must be remanded with directions to the trial court to deny relief to the plaintiff-appellee and to enter judgment for the defendant.”
“Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings consistent with the views expressed herein.”
“The judgment of the district court is, therefore, reversed and the cause is remanded with directions to the court to reinstate the indictment and proceed with the trial.”
A historical record
Judge Doyle no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.