Supreme Court of Delaware· 6/13/1985
Duross v. State
Citations
- 494 A.2d 1265
- 1985 Del. LEXIS 480
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- noting that reviewing court needs information about counsel's strategic choices, for which the trial record is usually inadequate
- noting that this Court cannot adequately consider an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim without a complete record concerning trial counsel’s investigation and preparation for trial
- observing that motions for post-conviction relief afford “proper review” of ineffective assistance claims
- observing that motions for post-conviction relief afford “proper review” of ineffective assistance claims
- explaining Strickland’s two part test governing ineffective assistance of counsel claims
- “The rationale for this rule arises from the reviewing Court’s need to have before it a complete record on the question of counsel’s alleged incompetency, as determined in an evidentiary hearing.”
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Judges: Herrmann, McNeilly, Horsey, Moore, Christie
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43 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Flamer v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1990-12-21· cited 248×
- Desmond v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1994-11-14· cited 144×
- Cooke v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 2009-07-21· cited 132×
- Leacock v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1996-07-25· cited 130×
- Bailey v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1987-03-03· cited 118×
- Campbell v. BurrisThird Circuit· 2008-02-14· cited 69×
- State v. WrightSuperior Court of Delaware· 1994-08-12· cited 59×
- Skinner v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1992-05-11· cited 55×
- Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1993-11-17· cited 51×
- Barnett v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1997-03-20· cited 34×
- Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 2012-02-23· cited 32×
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 2000-07-28· cited 26×
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1995-03-01· cited 24×
- Page v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 2007-10-10· cited 24×
- Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1986-08-15· cited 20×
- Horne v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 2005-08-05· cited 14×
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 2008-11-05· cited 9×
- Wing v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1996-10-08· cited 9×
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 2000-12-22· cited 8×
- Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 2015-12-03· cited 7×
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1972-05-12· cited 26×
- Collins v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1980-07-28· cited 23×
- Oney v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1982-05-06· cited 15×
- Preston v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1973-05-09· cited 9×
- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1973-03-06· cited 3×
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