Criminal Procedure—Washington\u27s Standard for Determining Ineffectiveness of Counsel—State v. Jury, 19 Wn. App. 256, 576 P.2d 1302 (1978)

This note first examines the development of the standards currently applied in Washington for determining whether a defendant has been denied effective assistance of counsel and whether that denial was prejudicial. It then analyzes the Jury court\u27s application of the standards, and concludes that the court\u27s interpretation of the standards, while better reasoned than prior Washington case law, is not supported by Washington Supreme Court precedent. Finally, it is suggested that Jury\u27s primary importance is the increased pressure it may place on the Washington Supreme Court to review and clarify this area of Washington la