Blue Tech Inc. v. United States

How courts have described this case

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• holding that if a claim fails under any necessary element of the ineffectiveness test, the court may proceed to that element first
• holding that an appellant cannot prevail on a preserved conflict of interest claim absent a showing of actual prejudice
• noting that FCDO was appointed by federal court only to prepare federal habeas petition
• stating that counsel is not ineffective for failing to raise a meritless claim
• noting mere existence of overlap in representation did not prove counsel’s actions, although troubling, adversely affected his representation of defendant
• noting mere existence of overlap in representation did not prove counsel’s actions, although troubling, adversely affected his representation of defendant

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