· 10/10/1972
Chitwood v. United States
Citations
- 409 U.S. 858
- 93 S. Ct. 141
How courts have described this case
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- holding that appellate counsel need not present every possible point of error on appeal
- under Strickland, prejudice means that outcome of appeal would have been different
- under Strickland, prejudice means that outcome of appeal would have been different
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