Vincent Edward Fields v. United States

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• issues beyond scope of certificate of appealability are not properly before court
• “The Strickland test has two parts: whether counsel’s performance was in fact deficient and, if so, whether the defendant was prejudiced by the inadequate representation. If we can answer ‘no’ to either question, then we need not address the other part of the test.”

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