What is the current state of the law on ineffective assistance of counsel?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ruelas-Silva v. United States, CASE NO. 13CR4089-LAB, CASE NO. 14CV0574-LAB (S.D. Cal. 2015):
Ineffective assistance of counsel claims are governed by Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 697 (1984). Defense counsel are required to perform reasonably under prevailing professional norms. Id. at 688. There is no particular set of rules for counsel's
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