Turpin v. Helmeci

How courts have described this case

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

• counsel’s failure to raise meritorious objection to state’s use of urine test result to prove defendant guilty of drug possession amounted to ineffective assistance
• right to reasonably effective assistance of counsel is violated when trial counsel’s omissions result from inadequate investigation and preparation rather than from trial strategy
• “The right to reasonably effective counsel is violated when ‘the omissions charged to trial counsel resulted from inadequate preparation rather than from unwise choices of trial tactics and strategy.’ ” (Citation omitted.)
• test results of a sample taken from a suspect may not be used for purposes for which the suspect was not advised and to which he did not consent
• “[T]he result in this case does not require trial counsel to predict what decisions will be issued in the future. Rather, it affirms that counsel must adequately research the law when choosing trial strategy.”
• the right to reasonably effective counsel is violated where trial counsel’s omissions result from either inadequate investigation or inadequate preparation rather than from questionable but deliberate and informed strategic decisions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).