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← 471 NE2D 1109 - Colbert v. State

Colbert v. State’s Empirical Analysis

1984

Citation profile

2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
February 1988
most recently cited

2 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Elliott v. State · Colbert v. State

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “"In addressing the issue of inadequacy of counsel, this Court indulges a strong presumption that counsel's conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance. Elliott v. State, (1984) Ind., 465 N.E.2d 707 . Appellant must show that his counsel made errors so serious that he was not functioning as counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution and that such deficient performance deprived him of a fair trial. Id. at 710 , citing Strickland v. Washington, (1984) -- U.S. --, --, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2064 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674, 693 ." Colbert v. State (1984), Ind., 471 N.E.2d 1109 .”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

How this case has been treated — in progress

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