Identify, define, and explain the two prongs of SCOTUS's test of effective counsel, as adopted in Strickland v. Washington
What will be an ideal response?
In Strickland v. Washington, SCOTUS adopted a two-prong test to decide whether counsel has provided effective assistance in a criminal case. Under the first prong, called the reasonableness prong, the defendant has to prove that the lawyer's performance wasn't reasonably competent—the lawyer was so deficient that he or she "was not functioning as the ‘counsel' guaranteed the defendant by the Sixth Amendment.". This is judged by looking at the totality of facts and circumstances surrounding the trial and the lawyer's performance.
If the defendant first proves that a lawyer's performance was unreasonable, the defendant must still meet a second prong, called the prejudice prong. Under this part of the test, the defendant has to prove that the lawyer's incompetence was probably responsible for the defendant's conviction.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. summary-based measure b. community policing measure c. incident-based measure d. security measure