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- Title
At the Edge of Objectivity: The Missouri Court of Appeals' Deference to a Seemingly Subjective Assessment of Prejudice Under Strickland.
- Authors
Isbell, Bradley J.
- Abstract
The article focuses on decision of Missouri Court of Appeals in the case Dawson v. State on postconviction court is the same court that presided over a defendant's trial or sentencing. It mentions court entertained an appeal from a motion court's rejection of a motion for post-conviction relief based on ineffective assistance of counsel, where the motion court also presided over the appellant's sentencing and potential weaknesses in the majority's reasoning.
- Subjects
POSTCONVICTION remedies; CRIMINAL procedure; DETENTION of persons; RIGHT to counsel; TRIALS (Law)
- Publication
Missouri Law Review, 2021, Vol 86, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
0026-6604
- Publication type
Article