Every defendant is entitled to a trial in which his interests are vigorously and conscientiously advocated by an able lawyer. A proceeding in which the defendant does not receive meaningful assistance in meeting the forces of the state does not, in my opinion, constitute due process.

Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) American lawyer, US Supreme Court Justice (1967–1991)

Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984) [Dissenting]
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