State v. Sallie

This court has stated on numerous occasions that trial counsel’s performance will be examined according to the standard set forth in Strickland v. Washington (1984), 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674. Applying the Strickland standard to the case at bar, we hold Sallie’s counsel was not ineffective in failing to present expert witness testimony on battered woman syndrome.

“In order to prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, [Sallie] must show that counsel’s performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and that prejudice arose from counsel's…