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Washington: The Constitutional Standard………207  \nFunctions of a Specific Standard……………………………………………………212  \nToward a Uniform Standard:A Modest Proposal ………………215  \nAnalysis of the Guidelines……………………………………………………………………………219  \nConclusion ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………250  \nAppendix—Model Guidelines for the Effective Assistance of  \nCounsel…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………252  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe United States Supreme Court first articulated a right to ef-  \nfective assistance of counsel in criminal cases more than fifty years  \nago.¹ Until recently, no uniform standard specifically set out the  \nsubstance of this constitutional right. To the contrary, the sub-  \nstantive degree of protection afforded the right depended upon its  \ndefinition by the jurisdiction applying it. Therefore,a criminal de-  \nfendant's rights in this regard depended upon broad, unpredictable  \njudicial discretion.  \nFor example, until recently a defendant tried in a state court in  \nUtah could allege a violation of his right to effective assistance only  \nif his representation by counsel was so lacking that it constituted a  \nfarce or “mockery of justice.” If the same defendant was tried in  \nvides that a criminal defendant\"shall enjoy the right……tohavetheAssistanceofCoun-  \na Wisconsin state court,however,he was guaranteed representa-tion of the type and quality rendered by a reasonably competentattorney.³The qualitative differences between these and other stan-dards were dramatic.Their definitions and applications wereproducts of arbitrary decisions by trial and appellate courts.  \nThe purpose of this article is two-fold.First,the rather chaoticstate of the law in this area will be discussed.Second,a potentialremedy to the problem will be suggested.The underlying thesis ofthis article is that the only solution to the problems presented is thecreation and adoption of a uniform statutory scheme which setsout,with specificity,the right to effective assistance of counsel tobe afforded defendants in criminal cases.A legislative approach tothe solution of this problem will relieve courts of the need to deviseand apply standards on a case-by-case basis.  \nFrom the outset,it should be obvious that only the defense attor-ney can insure effective representation.The burden of guiding adefendant through the complex maze of the criminal justice systemrests on his shoulders.However,the path to be taken must be illu-minated by the guideposts of a uniform standard of competence.Without such a standard,counsel is left to speculate about the spe-cific nature of his professional responsibilities.His client's protec-tion is left to the nearly unchecked discretion of the judiciary.In asociety that prides itself on the protection of individual rights,neither of these present-day realities should be tolerated.  \nTHE UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT O","cbCaitdbImGlfXqK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitdbImGlfXqK","pdf",3570855,57,"English","# Introduction\n## The Uneven Development of the Concept of Effective Assistance: A Brief History\n## Strickland v. 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