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· 10/20/2003

Yarborough v. Gentry

Citations

  • 540 U.S. 1
  • 124 S. Ct. 1
  • 157 L. Ed. 2d 1
  • 2003 U.S. LEXIS 7701

How courts have described this case

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

  • “The Sixth Amendment guarantees reasonable competence, not perfect advocacy judged with the benefit of hindsight.”
  • “What’s [Mr. Benbow’s] real crime? He’s got a friend. His friend is Mark Pray.”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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