Will Smith be denied effective assistance of counsel because his counsel was unprepared for trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Smith, 921 F.2d 282 (9th Cir. 1990):
Smith claims that he was unconstitutionally denied effective assistance of counsel because his counsel was unprepared for trial. Under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984), counsel is constitutionally deficient only if counsel's performance was deficient, and if that deficiency prejudiced the defense.
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