The Court of Appeals held that counsel's representation, when viewed as a whole, did not constitute ineffective assistance. Note that claiming ineffective assistance of counsel means that you give up some of your attorney-client confidentiality privileges with that attorney.In one, the court held that counsel had been ineffective in failing to move to suppress a gun. Many incarcerated people appeal their convictions based on a claim of "ineffective assistance" of counsel. In the Supreme Court's first major case on the right to counsel, Powell v. Herrington also received ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal. The court may deny a 440.10 motion, including a motion raising ineffective assistance of counsel, where the defendant previously filed a 440.10 motion and could. 3d 209 Court was required to obtain a waiver of the right to counsel before proceeding to a trial at which the defendant represented himself. Provides, in a criminal case "the accused shall enjoy the right … to have the assistance of Counsel for his defense. Raised this triallevel ineffectiveassistanceofcounsel claim in state court.