Matthews v. Rakiey

I agree with the majority that D’Arcy’s failure to call John Womum, when examined in isolation, did not violate the Sixth Amendment. I strongly disagree, however, that the complained of acts and decisions of D’Arey, when viewed in the aggregate, “f[ell] within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance” and constituted “sound trial strategy.” See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 689, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2065, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). Furthermore, I am convinced that, but for D’Arcy’s unsound performance, “there is a reasonable probability that the result of the proceeding would…