87 So. 3d 749 - Taylor v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the right to effective assistance of counsel at all critical stages of a criminal prosecution. [[Image here]] The right of a criminal defendant to effective assistance of counsel includes the right tó competent counsel. Mere unhappiness or anger with the representation of counsel, or disagreement with regard to counsel’s strategic decisions, does hot render counsel ineffective. If court-appointed counsel is alleged to be incompetent during the trial level proceedings, a.trial court must conduct a Nelson hearing to inquire into the effectiveness of counsel. See Hardwick v. State, 521 So.2d 1071, 1074-75 (Fla. 1988) (approving the procedure provided in Nelson v. State, 274 So.2d 256, 258-59 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973), for an inquiry with regard to a claim of alleged ineffective assistance. of counsel). However, a Nelson hearing is only required when the defendant provides a specific complaint to the - trial court with regard to the ineffectiveness of counsel. See Guardado v. State, 965 So.2d 108, 113 (Fla. 2007). A generalized complaint about counsel does not trigger a required Nelson hearing. See id. (“However, any [Nelson] inquiry by the trial court can only be as specific as the complaints made by the defendant. When the defendant makes generalized complaints about counsel, the trial court need not make a Nelson inquiry.”).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 226 So. 3d 795 - Dennis T. Glover v. State of Florida