773 So. 2d 871 - State v. Crowell’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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1. “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.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 947 So. 2d 115 - State v. Jackson · 968 So. 2d 1102 - State v. Galindo

2. “[A] severance is required when each defendant intends to blame the other because a joint trial would require the defendants to defend not only against the State, but also against each other. State v. Burton, 96-1248 at p. 11 [ (La.App. 4 Cir. 12/9/98) ], 727 So.2d [518] at 523. This rule also applies to the situation where only one defendant blames the other. State v. McGraw, 366 So.2d 1278 (La.1978). But when each confession or statement involves both defendants as principals and only the extent of their | n participation is contradictory, the defenses are not antagonistic; and, the degree of blame each defendant seeks to cast on the other defendant does not warrant a severance. State v. August, 96-2777 at p. 8 [ (La.App. 4 Cir. 9/16/98) ], 719 So.2d [536] at 541.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 143 So. 3d 1237 - State v. Nora

3. “[t]his court has previously recognized that if an alleged error falls `within the ambit of trial strategy' it does not `establish ineffective assistance of counsel.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 968 So. 2d 1102 - State v. Galindo