Tazruk v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
10 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 10 later decisions — most recently May 2025
10 state decisions
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Relationships
Relies on George Smith Warden v. Lee Robbins · 43 Cal. 3d 487 - People v. Wright · State v. Jones · Peterson v. State · Gonzales v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“Even if we assume that Tazruk did receive effective assistance-that is, even if we assume that a zealous and competent attorney could have done nothing more to advance Tazruk's claims-the fact remains that the record contains no indication that Tazruk's attorney ever investigated these claims, sought to adduce support for them through discovery, or sought to reformulate them so that they might survive a motion to dismiss. The record shows only the attorney's inaction and ultimate concession of defeat. As was true in Griffin such a record is insufficient to allow the courts to carry out their constitutional duty to make sure that an indigent petitioner receives zealous and competent representation. We hasten to add that an attorney's decision to adopt the claims stated in their client's existing petltlon for post-conviction relief does not necessarfly bespeak attorney inattention or neglect But in Tazruk's case, there is no record that the attorney did anything to pursue or develop Tazruk's claims. We do not know whether the attorney actually investigated these claims or otherwise worked to develop them; if he did, there is no record of it: And because of this gilent record, .we are faced with a Griffin problem.. We do not know-and have no way of assessing-whether the attorney zealously represented Tazruk's interests.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. David v. State
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