Is it enough to have a lawyer? Must the lawyer also be competent and effective? The Supreme Court has recognized the effective assistance of counsel as essential to the Sixth Amendment guarantee (McMann v. Richardson 1970).
-What standard was applied in the Court's most significant holding in 1984 as the proper criterion to be applied in making a determination of the ineffectiveness of counsel?

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The Court's most significant holding in 1984, in Strickland v. Washington, established that the proper criterion to be applied in making a determination of the ineffectiveness of counsel is an "objective standard of reasonableness." This means that the performance of counsel must be evaluated based on what a reasonably competent attorney would do in similar circumstances.

Is It Enough to Have a Lawyer? Must the Lawyer