Bowling v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 14 state decisions

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1. “The Strickland standard sets forth a two-prong test for ineffective assistance of counsel: First, the defendant must show that counsel's performance was deficient. This requires showing that counsel made errors so serious that counsel was not functioning as the "counsel" guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment. Second, the defendant must show that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense. This requires showing that counsel's errors were so serious as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial, a trial whose result is reliable. Strickland v. Washington , 466 U.S. 668 , 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 2064, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 , 693 (1984). To show prejudice, the defendant must show there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different. A reasonable probability is the probability sufficient to undermine the confidence in the outcome. Id. at 694 , 104 S.Ct. at 2068 , 80 L.Ed.2d at 695 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Prescott v. Commonwealth

2. “Since there was no connection between [the prosecuting attorney] and the case against [the witness] in Fayette County, the pending Fayette County indictments were not admissible.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davenport v. Commonwealth