Jackson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “Jackson contends that his trial counsel believed he could not present evidence of nonstatutory mitigating circumstances and that this belief patently operated to exclude relevant mitigating evidence. Citing Proffitt v. Wainwright, 685 F.2d 1227, 1248 (11th Cir.1982), which concluded that such a belief by a defense attorney was entirely reasonable, Jackson claims that the treatment of mitigating evidence has evolved into a change in the law which should give him relief under Witt v. State, 387 So.2d 922 (Fla.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1067 , 101 S.Ct. 796 , 66 L.Ed.2d 612 (1980). We disagree both with Jackson's contention and with the federal court's conclusion. [emphasis added]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 486 So. 2d 537 - Harvard v. State