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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 13 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 Lagassee v. State.

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1 Lagassee v. State Anchor
me · 1995
green “defense counsel owes a duty to the client to conduct a reasonable investigation.” 6
2 State v. Brewer
me · 1997
green “the test is applied on a case-by-case basis, and evaluations of ineffective assistance of counsel claims are 'guided by the overall justness and fairness of the proceeding.” 4
3 True v. State
me · 1983
green “whether the strategy has been shown to be manifestly unreasonable.” 3

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