In Re Woods’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 39 state decisions

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1. “constitutional error that resulted in actual and substantial prejudice to the petitioner or that there was a nonconstitutional error that resulted in a fundamental defect which inherently results in a complete miscarriage of justice.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 167 Wash. App. 712 - In Re Haghighi · In Re Delgado

2. “[T]he failure to obtain the certified copy of judgment and conviction does not establish deficiency. We say that because questioning from the prosecution and defense established that all parties were aware that Knight had a theft conviction. In fact during questioning, Knight volunteered information about other convictions as well. Thus, it is clear that the jury was aware they were listening to a witness with multiple convictions. In effect, Knight impeached himself.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Woods v. Sinclair · Woods v. Sinclair

3. “[I]t was reasonable for [Woods’s] counsel to pursue the alibi defense rather than diminished capacity because Woods continuously denied his involvement in the crimes. To pursue the diminished capacity defense would have required Woods to essentially admit that he committed the murders, a position entirely inconsistent with his contention that he did not commit the murders.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Woods v. Sinclair · Woods v. Sinclair