Joseph Anthony Smith v. Eddie Ylst, Superintendent

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• holding mental illness is not ineffective assistance per se
• holding mental illness is not ineffective assistance per se
• The mental condition of counsel does not create prejudice \unless the condition manifests itself in courtroom behavior.\
• \Rather than attempt to identify mental illnesses that would presumptively disable an attorney from conducting a criminal defense we believe it is more prudent to evaluate the attorney's actual conduct of a trial in light of allegations of mental incompetence.\
• defendant moved for substitute counsel based on counsel’s erratic behavior

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