Supreme Court Poised to Make Decisions About Structural Error Cases
- Posted by Marcia Shein
- On November 24, 2017
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- ineffective counsel, structural error, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal law holds that to be successful, a person arguing an appeal on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel must show that substandard service negatively affected the trial’s outcome. Another flaw in trials, called a “structural error,” will result in a defendant being granted a new trial even if the error did not result […]
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