Everett Urquhart, Defendant Below, Appellant v. State of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. — Vaughn, J., Dissenting

Summary

Justice Vaughn, dissenting, would reject the ineffective-assistance claim under the complete-denial framework because counsel continuously represented Urquhart, appeared at all proceedings, prepared a trial strategy, and discussed the plea offer with him. The dissent would instead apply the deficient-performance and actual-prejudice framework, concluding that Urquhart did not show a reasonable probability that he would have accepted the five-year plea offer. Justice Vaughn would affirm the Superior Court's judgment.