Lynch v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““1. With regard to [the petitioner’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim], generally, the Court finds that the Defendant was represented effectively by each of his attorneys; “2. That [the first defense attorney] has practiced law in Butler County for fifteen years with approximately 25% of his law practice being in the area of criminal law; “3. That [the second defense attorney] has practiced law for twenty-nine years, primarily in Mobile County, with approximately 50% of his law practice being in the area of criminal law; “4. With regard to [trial counsels’ failure to call expert witnesses], the Court finds that the Defendant’s counsel were not ineffective because of the fact that they did not call Dr. Claude Brown, M.D., as a witness. The Court finds that Dr. Brown could not have provided any facts to the jury that would have supported the Defendant’s theory of an accidental shooting; “5. With regard to [trial counsels’ failure to investigate petitioner’s 1) mental history; 2) competency to stand trial; and 3) inability to assist in his defense because of medication he was taking], the Court finds that Defendant had no mental history upon which his counsel could have based a mental defense. The Court finds that the Defendant’s alleged mental problems did not begin until after the death of the victim in this case and that the Defendant’s attorneys obtained psychiatric assistance for the Defendant prior to indictment in this case and the attorneys were in frequent contac”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 620 So. 2d 749 - Lynch v. State