Discussion Board Topic:
Explain the Strickland ruling and describe how a criminal defendant should frame his argument if s/he believes that his or her attorney was ineffective.

Discussion Board Guidelines:  

After reading the opinion in Strickland, explain the Court’s final holding – what is the rule of law in this case and how did the Court come to this conclusion?  Then, craft an argument a criminal defendant would use to claim ineffective assistance of counsel.  You can format this argument however you would like, feel free to be creative. 250- 200 words