Washington Supreme Court· 9/13/1995

State v. McFarland

Citations

899 P.2d 1251
127 Wash. 2d 322

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holding that we do not review matters outside the record on direct appeal.
noting that permitting appeal of all unraised constitutional issues undermines the trial process and results in unnecessary appeals, undesirable retrials, and wasteful use of resources
explaining that we only consider evidence in our record and arguments including facts outside of the record are more appropriate for a personal restraint petition
applying two-prong test of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984)
noting that “[t]here is nothing intrinsic in a claim of 3 ineffective assistance of counsel that requires it to be considered only in a collateral proceeding 4 such as a personal restraint petition.”
requiring defendant to show absence of legitimate strategic or tactical rationales for challenged attorney conduct

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Judges: Johnson

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