101 So. 3d 537 - State v. Skipper’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A court must indulge a strong presumption that counsel’s conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional | r,assistance; that is, the defendant must overcome the presumption that, under the circumstances, the challenged action “might be considered sound trial strategy.” Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. at 689, 104 S.Ct. at 2065. If an alleged error falls “within the ambit of trial strategy,” it does not “establish ineffective assistance of counsel.” State v. Bienemy, 483 So.2d 1105, 1107 (La.App. 4 Cir.1986). (citations omitted). Moreover, “[wjhile opinions may differ on the advisability of such a tactic, hindsight is not the proper perspective for judging the competence of counsel’s trial decisions. Neither may an attorney’s level of representation be determined by whether a particular strategy is successful.” State v. Brooks, 505 So.2d 714, 724 (La.1987).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Alverez · 112 So. 3d 366 - State v. Parker

2. “Reversal is mandated only when there is a reasonable possibility that the evidence might have contributed to the verdict.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Daniels