Galloway v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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1. “It appears that a great deal of evidence of appellant’s existing mental illness was available, and appellant’s counsel failed in presenting his only defense to the jury for consideration ... [I]n light of the tremendous amount of available defense evidence of insanity, and the inadequacy of the State’s evidence to meet his burden, we cannot say appellant’s trial was a true test of the adversarial process nor counsel’s approach a reasonable fascimile of trial strategy ... We find that appellant herein was denied an adequate defense ... Without the benefit of the defense evidence, the fact that appellant simultaneously labored under the delusion that his acts were directed and authorized by God was not made known to the jury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lundgren v. Mitchell

2. “Had appellant’s evidence of insanity been presented at trial, there is a substantial possibility that the State would have been unable to prove his sanity beyond a reasonable doubt. Thus, the prejudice that appellant suffered from his counsel’s deficiencies is obvious.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lundgren v. Mitchell