147 So. 3d 1274 - State v. Small’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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1. “In order to assure that appeals are properly and thoroughly considered, the Louisiana Constitution provides a complementary constitutional right which guarantees' “judicial review based upon a complete record of all evidence upon which the judgment is based.” [citation omitted]. The scope of what constitutes a “complete record” under Article I, Section 19 encompasses “all of the proceedings, including the examination of prospective jurors, the testimony of witnesses, statements, rulings, orders, and charges by the court, and objections, questions, , statements, and arguments of counsel,” La. C.Cr.P. art. 843, as well as “exact copies of all documentary evidence and other evidence ... in the order in which such evidence was filed.” Uniform Rules, Courts of Appeal, Rule 2-1.7.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 204 So. 3d 650 - State v. Thomas

2. “'[O]nce a defendant has the assistance of counsel, the vast array of trial decisions, strategic and tactical, which must be made before and during trial rests with the accused and his attorney.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Galle

3. “address both components of the inquiry if the defendant makes an insufficient showing on one.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Galle