750 So. 2d 1114 - State v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
2
states following
May 2021
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Anders v. California · Brady v. State of Maryland · Chapman v. State of California · Glasser v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“The defendant points to the lack of or limited cross-examination by counsel; however, such decisions are usually considered strategy. If an alleged error falls “within the ambit of trial strategy,” it does not “establish ineffective assistance of counsel.” Moreover, as opinions may differ on the advisability of a tactic, hindsight is not the proper perspective for judging the competence of counsel’s trial decisions. Neither may an attorney’s level of representation be determined by whether a particular strategy is successful.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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