263 Ga. App. 647 - Melson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
July 2016
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Wall v. State · Matthews v. State · Lance v. State · Landers v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, defendant must show that his attorney’s performance was deficient and that the deficiency prejudiced the defense. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668 (104 SC 2052, 80 LE2d 674) (1984). Failure to satisfy either prong of the Strickland standard is fatal to an ineffective assistance claim. The trial court’s determination with respect to effective assistance of counsel will be affirmed unless the trial court’s findings are clearly erroneous.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Peeler v. State
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