Opinion ID: 1099739
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Heading: Whether the appellants had ineffective assistance of counsel.

Text: ś 127. On appeal, the brothers have counsel different than during their trial. Consequently, the issue of ineffective assistance of trial counsel is raised for the first time on appeal. ś 128. Accusations of ineffective assistance of counsel are subject to the requirements set forth under Osborn v. State, 695 So.2d 570, 575 (Miss.1997), and Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). Under both cases, this Court will not find counsel's assistance ineffective unless the accused (1) cites specific instances in which the attorney was so deficient that he essentially was not acting as counsel, and (2) shows that those errors deprived the accused of a fair trial. Id. Washington v. State, 800 So.2d 1140, 1145 (Miss.2001).