United States Leading Case effective assistance of counselcounsel performanceineffective assistance

Strickland v Washington

466 U.S. 668 (1984)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1984

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Sixth Amendment; ineffective assistance of counsel; deficient performance plus prejudice; reasonable probability of different outcome

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