In Smith v. Cain, the Court said no ineffective assistance of counsel claim existed when a defense attorney failed to object to a "double-counting" technique that was based on then-existing Eighth Circuit law.

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In Smith v. Cain, the Supreme Court did not address an ineffective assistance of counsel claim related to a "double-counting" technique or Eighth Circuit law. The case focused on the nondisclosure of exculpatory evidence by the prosecution, violating the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial.

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