Ramirez v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1Opinion of the CourtOpinion by Watts, J.
Under the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Article 21 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, a defendant in a criminal case has "a right to effective assistance of counsel." Newton v. State , 455 Md. 341 , 355, 362, 168 A.3d 1 , 9, 13 (2017) (citation omitted). In a petition for postconviction relief, a petitioner may contend that he or she is entitled to a new trial on the ground of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. See id. at 349 , 168 A.3d at 5 . A petitioner has received ineffective assistance of trial counsel where trial counsel's performance was…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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