281 Ga. App. 679 - Parks v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “[a]n improper comment on the defendant’s silence does not necessarily require a reversal. The grant or denial of a mistrial is within the trial court’s sound discretion, and [the appellate court] will not interfere with the trial court’s exercise of that discretion unless it is clear that a mistrial was essential to preserve the right to a fair trial.”

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

2. “Without such testimony, in the absence of other evidence that trial counsel’s performance was deficient, the trial court is to presume that trial counsel’s actions are part of trial strategy. In the absence of trial counsel’s testimony, it is extremely difficult to overcome this presumption.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 306 Ga. App. 827 - Wilson v. State