Anthony v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “[o]n the facts presented in this case, the offenses of unlawful participation in criminal gang activity through the commission of an aggravated assault [Count 12] and unlawful participation in criminal gang activity through the commission of an aggravated battery [Count 13] merge with the offense of unlawful participation in criminal gang activity through the commission of a simple battery [Count 10], which formed the basis for - and properly was merged into - the felony murder of which the appellants were convicted and sentenced.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Strozier v. State

2. “To prove deficient performance, [an appellant] must show that his attorney performed at trial in an objectively unreasonable way considering all the circumstances and in the light of prevailing professional norms.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Williams v. State

3. “must show a reasonable probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome that, but for counsel's alleged unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Williams v. State