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benchmark for judging any claim in Georgia

11 Georgia opinions name it 2 courts 1986–2015 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Georgia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Strickland v. Washingtongreen
scotus · 1984 · cited in 11 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 1986–2015
2 sentences

2015As stated by the Supreme Court in Strickland, “The benchmark for judging any claim of ineffectiveness must be whether counsel’s conduct so undermined the proper functioning of the adversarial process that the trial cannot be relied on as having produced a just result.” Strickland, 466 U.S. 668 at 686 (II).

2015As stated by the Supreme Court in Strickland , “The benchmark for judging any claim of ineffectiveness must be whether counsel’s conduct so undermined the proper functioning of the adversarial process that the trial cannot be relied on as having produced a just result.” Strickland, 466 U. S. at 686 (II).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Georgia. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

GA § 16-13-30 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

MS 191 (1990–2025) OH 119 (1986–2025) TX 84 (1986–2025) WY 56 (1986–2024) TN 49 (1994–2021) IN 46 (1984–2025) IL 44 (1984–2026) IA 26 (1985–2026) MO 20 (1985–2023) CA 18 (1992–2021) PA 15 (1995–2020) CT 13 (1985–2022) MD 13 (1985–2026) UT 12 (1993–2019) GA 11 (1986–2015) DC 11 (1984–2012) WI 11 (1985–2025) KS 11 (1985–2024) DE 8 (2019–2026) FL 8 (1990–2018) VA 8 (1986–2004) ID 8 (1985–2010) WA 7 (1984–2023) SD 7 (1987–2018) RI 7 (1993–2011) OK 7 (1986–2009) AR 6 (2003–2021) LA 6 (1993–2024) MN 5 (1985–2019) NJ 5 (1989–2008) CO 5 (2003–2015) NM 4 (1985–2009) AL 4 (1985–1992) MI 4 (2022–2025) NC 4 (1985–2018) NE 3 (1986–2023) KY 3 (2008–2022) OR 3 (2005–2022) AZ 2 (1984–1986)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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