Strickland v. Washington

Citation

466 U.S. 668 (1984)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

Stub — to be completed.

Holding

Stub — to be completed.

Rule

A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel requires showing: (1) counsel’s performance was deficient (fell below an objective standard of reasonableness), and (2) the deficiency prejudiced the defense (reasonable probability of different outcome but for the errors).

Significance

Established the two-part Strickland test for ineffective assistance claims; the dominant standard for Sixth Amendment counsel claims.

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