Vendrel v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Vendrel’s convictions, holding that he was not constructively denied counsel and that his specific ineffective-assistance claims failed under the ordinary two-part test. Counsel investigated the case, presented a self-defense theory, examined witnesses, and subjected the prosecution’s case to adversarial testing; any assumed deficiencies did not establish a reasonable probability of a different result. The court also rejected Vendrel’s cumulative-prejudice claim.