Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Defendant's conviction upheld
Influenced future cases regarding legal representation Established a benchmark for legal representation Guided legal education on attorney performance Influenced state and federal court rulings Defined the scope of attorney duties in criminal defense Set standards for evaluating attorney effectiveness Reinforced the importance of effective counsel in criminal trials |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Criminal law
No. 82-5590 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
466 U.S. 668
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| gptkbp:court |
Reversed lower court's decision
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1984-05-14 |
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
Used in numerous appeals regarding ineffective assistance
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| gptkbp:foughtAgainst |
Deficient performance prejudiced the defense
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Appealed_from_the_Florida_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:homeGround |
Defendant claimed ineffective assistance of counsel
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Strickland v. Washington
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced legal standards for criminal defense
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| gptkbp:isProminentIn |
Performance of the attorney was deficient
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_Blackmun gptkb:Justice_O'Connor Majority_opinion_authored_by_Justice_O'Connor |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Strickland_standard
Ineffective assistance of counsel Set a precedent for evaluating attorney performance 466 U.S. 668 (1984) Right to effective assistance of counsel |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Clarified the definition of effective legal representation
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Established_the_standard_for_determining_whether_a_criminal_defendant's_Sixth_Amendment_right_to_counsel_was_violated
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Brennan
gptkb:Justice_Blackmun gptkb:Justice_Stevens gptkb:Justice_Marshall gptkb:Justice_White gptkb:Justice_Powell gptkb:Justice_O'Connor |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent ineffective assistance claims
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:McMann_v._Richardson
gptkb:Lockhart_v._Fretwell gptkb:Williams_v._Taylor Due process Constitutional rights Sixth Amendment Fair trial |
| gptkbp:significance |
Introduced the two-pronged test for ineffective assistance claims
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