The following excerpt is from Bolin v. Chappell, Case No. 1:99-cv-5279-LJO (E.D. Cal. 2012):
ineffective assistance of counsel claims, the prejudice analysis is a component of the claim and is described below. See Part V., infra. Where the constitutional claim is not comprised of a specific prejudice element, prejudice must be established under Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619 (1993). Specifically, the prejudicial impact of any constitutional error must have had "a substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury's verdict." Id. at 623.
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