Topic: effective assistance of counsel is presumed, and the defend… · Go Syfert
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8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 291 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 People v. Rodgers.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 People v. Rodgers Anchor
michctapp · 2002
green “effective assistance of counsel is presumed, and the defendant bears a heavy burden of proving otherwise.” 63
2 People v. Francisco
mich · 2006
green “a defendant is entitled to be sentenced by a trial court on the basis of accurate information.” 49
3 People v. Jordan
michctapp · 2007
green “the result of the proceeding would have been different.” 45
4 People v. Jordan
michctapp · 2007
green “it fell below an objective standard of professional reasonableness.” 45
5 People v. Taylor
michctapp · 2007
green “that counsel's deficient performance prejudiced the defense.” 40
6 People v. Cline
michctapp · 2007
green “right to counsel encompasses the right to the effective assistance of counsel.” 35
7 People v Pubrat
mich · 1996
green “the actual assistance received.” 10
8 People v. Taylor
michctapp · 2007
green “deficient performance prejudiced the defense.” 4

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