Strickland v. Washington
5-4
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The Deficient Performance Prong of the Test
The Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment is not violated when a defendant was represented by an ineffective attorney. The court's ruling has been criticized for being too vague about what constitutes "ineffective assistance of counsel" A dissent from Justice Thurgood Marshall points out basically every problem with this standard, says David Bianculli.
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