Can a defendant be denied effective assistance of counsel in derogation of the sixth amendment if his counsel's performance was so deficient that it prejudiced his defense?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Gill, 936 F.2d 580 (9th Cir. 1992):
A convicted defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel in derogation of the sixth amendment if his counsel's performance was so deficient that it prejudiced his defense. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984). The defendant must show "that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different." Id. at 694.
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