The U.S. Supreme Court held in Strickland v. Washington (1984) that defendants in capital cases had the right to representation that meets an "objective standard of reasonableness."

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In Strickland v. Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court established that defendants are entitled to legal representation that meets an "objective standard of reasonableness" under the Sixth Amendment, setting the standard for assessing ineffective assistance of counsel claims.

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