Torres v. Donnelly

How courts have described this case

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

• “As [petitioner] fails to demonstrate prejudice under the second prong of the Strickland test, we need not determine whether defense counsel’s conduct fell below an objective standard of reasonableness.”
• “As [petitioner] fails to 7 demonstrate prejudice under the second prong of the Strickland test, we need not 8 determine whether defense counsel’s conduct fell below an objective standard of 9 reasonableness.”
• “Indeed, an attorney’s ethical duty to advance the interests of his client is limited by an equally solemn duty to comply with the law and standards of professional conduct; it specifically ensures that the client may not use false evidence.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).