Developing a Two-Part Test for Making a Determination of Whether

question 5

Multiple Choice

Developing a two-part test for making a determination of whether a capital defendant was provided ineffective assistance of counsel, the Court in _____________ said that such a claim was valid only if: (1) the counsel's performance was objectively unreasonable, and (2) there was a reasonable likelihood that the trial would have had a different outcome because of such performance.

• A) Wiggins v. Smith
• B) Strickland v. Washington
• C) United States v. Cronic
• D) None of the above

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