Siu Kiu Lam v. Loo

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• concluding that the defendant failed to establish a Brady claim when “he [could] []not evaluate favorability because he ha[d] not seen” the allegedly exculpatory evidence
• identifying four factors informing “whether a complete breakdown in communication rendered a defendant’s representation constitutionally ineffective”
• defendant's right to autonomy was not violated when attorney and defendant had \strategic disputes\ about how to achieve same goal
• “A defendant cannot simply manufacture a breakdown in communication and thereby give rise to a constitutional violation.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• no complete breakdown in communication whe re the defendant substantially and unjustifiably contributed to t he breakdown by choosing not to communicate with his attorney
• no complete breakdown in communication whe re the defendant substantially and unjustifiably contributed to t he breakdown by choosing not to communicate with his attorney

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