Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · 733 So. 2d 963 - Cottle v. State · In re Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 (Collateral Relief after Death Sentence has been Imposed) & Rule 3.850 (Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence) · Sycamore v. Florida Atlantic University · Steel v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“We do not, therefore, believe that the allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel in this case is capable of being evaluated by any "objective" standard of reasonable as contemplated by Strickland. It was, rather, a tactical or strategic decision, which cannot be the basis of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim. Accordingly, even if appellant could prove his allegation, it would not entitle him to relief.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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