Difference between revisions of "Right to Counsel (Trial)"

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In Felder, the court held that representation by a person masquerading as an attorney constituted a per se violation of his constitutional right to assistance of counsel.   
 
In Felder, the court held that representation by a person masquerading as an attorney constituted a per se violation of his constitutional right to assistance of counsel.   
  
==Ineffective Assistance of Counsel==
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==[[Ineffective Assistance of Counsel]]==
  
In Strickland v. Washington,466 U.S. 668 (1984), the United States Supreme Court held that for a defendant to make out a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the defendant must show that 1) counsel's performance was deficient in that it fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and 2) that counsel's deficiencies so prejudiced his case so as to render the outcome of his trial unreliable and therefore unfair.
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In Strickland v. Washington,466 U.S. 668 (1984), the United States Supreme Court held that for a defendant to make out a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the defendant must show that 1) counsel's performance was deficient in that it fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and 2) that counsel's deficiencies so prejudiced his case so as to render the outcome of his trial unreliable and therefore unfair.
  
 
==Per se Ineffective Assistance of Counsel==
 
==Per se Ineffective Assistance of Counsel==

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