Stanford v. Stewart

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• prejudice prong of Strickland is satisfied upon a showing that, but for defense counsel’s error, a mistrial would have been granted; that prong does not further require a showing that acquittal would result from retrial
• where error would have mandated a new trial, prejudice is “obvious”

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