If a habeas court determines that the petitioner failed to satisfy the performance prong of the standard established in the 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case of Strickland v. Washington, that determination is dispositive of the petitioner's habeas claims, and it is unnecessary for the court to reach the prejudice prong.
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Martin v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
March 4, 2013
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