Ex Parte Chandler’s Empirical Analysis

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47 state decisions

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1. “— one sufficient to undermine confidence in the result — that the outcome would have been different but for his counsel's deficient performance. Ex parte Chandler, 182 S.W.3d 350, 353-54 (Tex. Crim.App.2005) (citing Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 694 , 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2068 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984)). The purpose of the constitutional requirement of effective counsel is to ensure a fair trial. Id. at 353 (citing Strickland, 466 U.S. at 686 , 104 S.Ct. at 2064 ). The”

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

2. “Requesting a jury instruction to which one is not legally entitled, merely for the sake of making the request, is not the benchmark for a competent attorney.”

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

3. “It is the applicant's obligation to provide a sufficient record that supports his factual allegations with proof by a preponderance of the evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Graves