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The text of the amendment doesn't say so explicitly, but Ineffective Assistance of Counsel is grounds for overturning convictions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ineffective_assistance_of_coun...

(Note that the standard requires both that your counsel was ineffective, and that his/her ineffectiveness caused your conviction)



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