I. Does the constructive denial of counsel standard under Cronic v. United States or the ineffective assistance of counsel standard under Strickland v. Washington apply to the entry of a guilty plea where trial counsel fails to inform the trial judge of counsel's assessment that the client is incompetent to plead guilty and instead allows the guilty plea to proceed and be entered by a potentially incompetent defendant by refusing to sign a court document designed to ascertain counsel's appraisal of the defendant's understanding of the guilty plea and instead answers the judge's few colloquy questions with information that contradicts counsel's acknowledged belief that the client was incompetent?
A. Ifthe Cronic standard applies, does this situation constitute the constructive denial of counsel under Cronic?
B. If the Strickland standard applies, does this situation constitute ineffective assistance of counsel under Stric
Whether the constructive denial of counsel standard under Cronic v. United States or the ineffective assistance of counsel standard under Strickland v. Washington applies when trial counsel fails to inform the trial judge of counsel's assessment that the client is incompetent to plead guilty