· 11/28/1916
Simpson v. Yocum
Citations
- 172 Ky. 449
- 189 S.W. 439
- 1916 Ky. LEXIS 221
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- holding that petitioner suffered no prejudice under the second prong of Strickland as a result of trial counsel's failure to preserve a meritless issue because the state court's outcome would not have been different
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