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16 Sep 2010, 8:00 am
Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 686 (1984), the US Supreme Court held that counsel must be competent, and that the attorney’s actions must be effective. [read post]
12 Apr 2010, 4:05 pm by Brian Shiffrin
The majority held that despite the language in the New York Court of Appeals decision,People v Benevento (91 N.Y.2d 708, 714 [1998]), that “whether defendant would have been acquitted of the charges but for counsel’s errors isrelevant, but not dispositive" under the Baldi standard such a finding is, in fact dispositive under People v Baldi (54 NY2d 137 [1981]), since "it is hard to envision a scenario where an error that meets the prejudice prong of… [read post]
16 Nov 2009, 8:00 pm
Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)â€"by holding that Johnson need not show any prejudice at all in support of his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim. [read post]
13 Jun 2009, 5:04 pm
Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), a criminal defendant challenging a conviction for ineffective assistance of counsel must show both that the performance of his counsel was deficient and that this deficient performance prejudiced him. [read post]