The case before us for decision presents yet another of those situations wherein the defendant stoutly maintains that his Sixth Amendment right to representation by counsel was violated because his assigned lawyer was so inadequate and ineffective as to deprive him of a fair trial. Such a claim is often advanced following a protracted period of imprisonment during which the convicted person develops...
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