Taylor v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 21 state decisions

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1. “Following the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984), this Court has held that for ineffective assistance of counsel claims to be successful, two requirements must be satisfied: First, the claimant must identify particular acts or omissions of the lawyer that are shown to be outside the broad range of reasonably competent performance under prevailing professional standards. Second, the clear, substantial deficiency shown must further be demonstrated to have so affected the fairness and reliability of the proceeding that confidence in the outcome is undermined. A court considering a claim of ineffectiveness of counsel need not make a specific ruling on the performance component of the test when it is clear that the prejudice component is not satisfied. Maxwell v. Wainwright, 490 So.2d 927, 932 (Fla.1986) (citations omitted).... Because both prongs of the Strickland test present mixed questions of law and fact, this Court employs a mixed standard of review, deferring to the trial court’s factual findings that are supported by competent, substantial evidence, but reviewing the trial court’s legal conclusions de novo. See Sochor v. State, 883 So.2d 766, 771-72 (Fla.2004).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 123 So. 3d 1060 - Williamson v. State

2. “To demonstrate a Giglio violation, a defendant must prove that (1) the prosecutor presented or failed to correct false testimony; (2) the prosecutor knew the testimony was false; and (3) the false evidence was material. Taylor v. State, 62 So.3d 1101 (Fla.2011); Guzman v. State, 941 So.2d 1045 , 1050 (Fla.2006). “Once the first two prongs are established, the false evidence is deemed material if there is any reasonable possibility that it could have affected the jury’s verdict.” Davis v. State, 26 So.3d 519 , 532 (Fla.2009), cert. denied, [561] U.S. [1029], 130 S.Ct. 3509 , 177 L.Ed.2d 1097 (2010). A Giglio claim also presents a mixed question of law and fact, and a reviewing court will defer to the lower court’s factual findings if they are supported by competent, substantial evidence, but will review the court’s application of law to facts de novo. Sochor v. State, 883 So.2d 766 , 785 (Fla.2004).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Barwick v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

3. “although Zeigler testified during postconviction proceedings that there were differences between her report and that of Dr. Pollock, she did not disagree with Dr. Pollock's ultimate findings .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Steven Richard Taylor v. State of Florida