Donelson v. Inhabitants of Colerain

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that “appointed counsel—like all coun- sel—must exercise reasonable professional skill and judg- ment”
• noting that courts may impose deadlines on Church motions
• a defendant bears the burden to show that they have a legitimate complaint about counsel
• one key factor in determining whether a defendant has met their burden is whether existing counsel had exercised reasonable profes- sional skill and judgment
• one key factor in determining whether a defendant has met their burden is whether existing counsel had exercised reasonable profes- sional skill and judgment
• a defendant bears the burden to show that they have a legitimate complaint about counsel

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).