Brown v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “'would have revealed or how any additional information would have improved [his] position.' " Brown v. State , 301 Ga. 728 , 735, 804 S.E.2d 16 (2017) (citation omitted). Accordingly, he has failed to prove that he was prejudiced by the alleged failure of counsel to investigate the use of guns. See id. at 735-736 , 804 S.E.2d 16 ("To show prejudice on a claim that trial counsel failed to adequately investigate the case, [the defendant] had to at least make a proffer as to what additional investigation would have uncovered, and not merely speculate that such information exists and would have made a difference.”

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

2. “'would have revealed or how any additional information would have improved [his] position.'”

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