Whether the court of appeals improperly applied the prejudice standard articulated by this Court in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the court of appeals improperly applied the prejudice standard articulated by this Court in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), to the facts of the Petitioner’s case (i.e., “the ultimate focus of inquiry must be on the fundamental fairness of the proceeding whose result is being challenged,” see Strickland, 466 U.S. at 696). il B. PARTIES INVOLVED The parties involved are identified in the style of the case. iii