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· 3/17/2008

Yarbrough v. Johnson

Citations

  • 520 F.3d 329
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 5645
  • 2008 WL 697710

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  • highlighting importance of avoiding “the distorting effects of hindsight” (quoting Strickland, 466 U.S. at 689)

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Judges: Niemeyer, Traxler, Hamilton

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