Strickland v. Washington

466 U.S. 668·1984

What the Court Decided

The Court set the standard for ineffective assistance claims, requiring that counsel's performance be objectively unreasonable and that deficient performance caused prejudice.

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Cited In

Pitchford v. Cain

2025 Term · 24-7351

Establishes the test for ineffective assistance of counsel claims; relevant because Pitchford asserts that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the prosecutor's peremptory strikes.