291 Ga. App. 697 - McClam v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
April 2010
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · 234 Ga. App. 301 - Ford v. State · 290 Ga. App. 746 - Evans v. State · 269 Ga. App. 424 - Copeland v. State · 286 Ga. App. 203 - Snelson v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“To show ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show that his trial counsel’s performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense. There is a strong presumption that trial counsel provided effective representation and, generally, matters of reasonable trial strategy do not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel. A trial court’s findings of fact on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel should be upheld, unless they are clearly erroneous. A reviewing court weighs the effectiveness of trial counsel’s performance from counsel’s perspective at the time of trial. 3”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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