reasonable-trial-strategy

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
22-7419 Cronie Lloyd v. Ohio Ohio 2023-05-01 Denied IFP ineffective-assistance-of-counsel misunderstanding-of-law presumption-of-competence reasonable-trial-strategy state-federal-court-split strickland-v-washington When does counsel's pursuit of a legally and factually irrelevant defense theory rebut the presumption of competence and reasonable trial strategy?
18-6174 Edward Lang v. David Bobby, Warden Sixth Circuit 2018-10-02 Denied IFP deficient-performance due-process false-evidence false-theory ineffective-assistance juror-tampering presumption-of-prejudice reasonable-strategy reasonable-trial-strategy strickland-standard strickland-v-washington trial-strategy Can the presentation of false evidence, in support of a false theory, constitute a reasonable trial strategy under Strickland v. Washington?