Justice Ginsburg, concurring in the judgment. In failing even to consult blood experts in preparation for the murder trial, Richter’s counsel, I agree with the Court of Appeals, “was not functioning as the ‘counsel’ guaranteed the defendant by the Sixth Amendment.” Strickland v. Washington, <a href="/opinion/111170/strickland-v-washington/#687" aria…
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