216 N.C. App. 153 - State v. Fox’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must first show that his counsel’s performance was deficient and then that counsel’s deficient performance prejudiced his defense. Deficient performance may be established by showing that counsel’s representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness. Generally, to establish prejudice, a defendant must show that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different. A reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 235 N.C. App. 496 - State v. Berry

2. “[T]he offense of failing to notify the appropriate sheriff of a sex offender’s change of address contains three essential elements: (1) the defendant is a person required to register; (2) the defendant changes his or her address; and (3) the defendant willfully fails to notify the last registering sheriff of the change of address, not later than the third day after the change.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 234 N.C. App. 274 - State v. McFarland

3. “[i]f a person required to register changes address, the person shall report in person and provide written notice of the new address not later than the third business day after the change to the sheriff of the county with whom the person had last registered....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 N.C. App. 188 - State v. James