Robison v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “[An appellant] bears the burden of proving that his trial counsel was ineffective. In addition, he must demonstrate the existence of a reasonable probability that, absent the deficiency in counsel's performance, the result of the proceedings would have been different. Failure to make the required showing of either deficient performance or sufficient prejudice defeats an ineffectiveness claim. These inquiries involve mixed questions of law and fact. Our review, therefore, is de novo. When reviewing a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the paramount determination is whether, in light of all the cireumstances, trial counsel's acts or omissions were outside the wide range of professionally competent assistance. We indulge a strong presumption that counsel rendered adequate assistance and made all significant decisions in the exercise of reasonable professional judgment. Under the two-prong standard articulated in Strickland, to warrant reversal on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, an appellant must demonstrate that his counsel failed to render such assistance as would have been offered by a reasonably competent attorney and that counsel's deficiency prejudiced the defense of the case. "The benchmark for judging any claim of ineffectiveness must be whether counsel's conduct so undermined the proper fune-tioning of the adversarial process that the trial cannot be relied on as having produced a just result." We do not evaluate counsel's efforts in hindsight, but”

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

2. “The benchmark for judging any claim of ineffectiveness must be whether counsel's conduct so undermined the proper fune-tioning of the adversarial process that the trial cannot be relied on as having produced a just result.”

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

3. “reconstruct the cireumstances surrounding the challenged conduct and evaluate the professional efforts from the perspective of counsel at the time.”

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