| Venue: | SCOTUS |
| Facts: | After 4.5 years of building a case, the defendant is charged with a complex mail fraud scheme. Retained counsel withdraws just before trial and appointed counsel, a young real estate practitioner, has just 25 days to prepare or trial. |
| Posture: | Two codefendants testify for the government and our hero is found guilty on 11 or 13 counts. Reversed on appeal on 6A grounds. |
| Issue: | Did Ct. App. correctly interpret 6A when it inferred that there had not been effective assistance of counsel? |
| Holding: | No. Reversed. |
| Rule: | You need to be able to point out specific errors, not just a general error-prone atmosphere. |
| Reasoning: | We're after truth here. If we rely on inferences, we're not getting it. |
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