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		<title>A DEFENSE ATTORNEY’S NARROW MARGIN FOR ERROR</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Questions about Defendant’s Post Arrest Silence Opens Door to Cross Examination
By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

Criminal defendants have a Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel in criminal prosecutions against them. The United States Supreme in 1984 handed down Strickland v. Washington which set forth the constitutional standard a criminal defendant must satisfy in order to establish that he/she was not effectively represented by their attorney. First, the defendant must prove that the defense attorney’s performance “fell below an objective standard of reasonableness,” and, second, the defendant must prove that counsel’s deficient performance so prejudiced his/her defense that the guilty verdict is unreliable and fundamentally unfair.]]></description>
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		<title>THE RIGHT TO AN IMPARTIAL TRIAL STRUCK WITH CRITICAL BLOW</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Failure to Strike Prosecutor, Victim of Sex Crime, from Jury not Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees every criminal defendant a right to an impartial trial. 1/ Selecting a jury of twelve men and women to hear a criminal case is perhaps the most critical stage in the trial process where a defense attorney must provide effective representation. He has a pool of prospective jurors representing a cross-section of the community from which to select the people who will hear the facts and fairly consider the case. This jury pool is a minefield of human experiences that range from concealed bias and prejudice to open fairness and impartiality. The task of the defense attorney is to navigate through the minefield without exploding a mine that will injure his client’s opportunity for an impartial trial.]]></description>
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