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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 12 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Diggs v. Owens.

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1 Diggs v. Owens Anchor
scotus · 1988
green “an attorney is presumed to possess skill and knowledge in sufficient degree to preserve the reliability of the adversarial process and afford his client the benefit of a fair trial. consequently, judicial scrutiny of an attorney's competence is highly deferential” 3
2 Lipsey v. Federal Deposit Insurance
scotus · 1988
green “an attorney is presumed to possess skill and knowledge in sufficient degree to preserve the reliability of the adversarial process and afford his client the benefit of a fair trial. consequently, judicial scrutiny of an attorney's competence is highly deferential” 3

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