Davis v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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15 state decisions

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1. “how [it is] right for a man and woman to have a relationship” because the complainant had revealed to appellant that she believes herself to be gay. These details of the encounters were relayed by the complainant in her testimony as well. 5 . The record reveals no rational basis on which the jury could have doubted or disregarded the significant amount of corroborating evidence, as would be relevant to appellate review of the record for”

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

2. “will generally turn on whether there was a substantial amount of non-accomplice evidence and whether the record reveals any rational basis on which the jury could have doubted or disregarded that evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re FLR

3. “The prejudice prong of Strickland requires showing 'a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.'”

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