Third Circuit· 4/23/2010

Rainey v. Varner

Citations

603 F.3d 189
2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 8510
2010 WL 1631101

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

explaining that the standard for the “deficiency” element of the Strickland test was whether “counsel’s representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness”
discussing prejudice in the context of a claim of ineffective assistance for failure to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence
rejecting an ineffective assistance of counsel claim because even if the defendant was “retried and convicted of second degree murder, he would have received the same sentence”
rejecting an ineffective assistance of counsel claim because even if the defendant was “retried and convicted of second degree murder, he would have received the same sentence”
rejecting an ineffective assistance of counsel claim because even if the defendant was “retried and convicted of second degree murder, he would have received the same sentence”
rejecting a claim for ineffective assistance of counsel, because “even had [the petitioner’s] counsel challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, [the petitioner] would have received the same sentence”

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Judges: Fuentes, Fisher, Kane

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