State v. Evans

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 123,302 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BRANDON T. EVANS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Claims alleging a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel are analyzed under the well-established, two-part test established in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S. Ct. 2052,

80 L. Ed. 2d 674

(1984). First, the defendant must demonstrate trial counsel's performance was deficient. To establish deficiency, the defendant must demonstrate counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness when…