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← 623 SO2D 1368 - State v. Leon

State v. Leon’s Empirical Analysis

1993

Citation profile

3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
October 1997
most recently cited

3 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Local 408, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. National Labor Relations Board · Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 446 So. 2d 729 - State v. Prudholm · 428 So. 2d 444 - State v. Seiss

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

  1. “... [B]ecause the elements of the crime charged and incorrectly stated responsive verdict were so intertwined and the responsive verdict was the next applicable verdict,”
    3 later decisions quote this exact passage
  2. “A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is more properly raised in an application for post conviction relief. State v. Truitt, 500 So.2d 355 (La.1987); State v. Prudholm, 446 So.2d 729 (La.1984). Nevertheless, when the record contains sufficient evidence to resolve the issue, the matter may be considered on direct appeal in the interest of judicial economy. State v. Seiss, 428 So.2d 444 (La.1983). The defendant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is to be assessed by the two part test of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984); State v. Fuller, 454 So.2d 119 (La.1984). The defendant must show that counsel's performance was deficient and that the deficiency prejudiced the relator. Counsel's performance is ineffective when it can be shown that he made errors so serious that counsel was not functioning as the "counsel" guaranteed the defendant by the Sixth Amendment. Strickland, 466 U.S. at 687 , 104 S.Ct. at 2064 . Counsel's deficient performance will have prejudiced the defendant if he shows that the errors were so serious as to deprive him of a fair trial. To carry his burden, the defendant "must show that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different. A reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome." Strickland, 466 U.S. at 694 , 104 S.Ct. at 2068 . The defendant must make both showings to ”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

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