State v. Moyer

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 105,183 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. STEVE KELLY MOYER, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to have the effective assistance of counsel for his or her defense. 2. The purpose of requiring that the constitutionally mandated assistance of counsel be effective assistance is simply to ensure that criminal defendants receive a fair trial. To fulfill the effective assistance function, counsel owes the client a duty of…