898 So. 2d 25 - Arbelaez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 51 state decisions

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1. “[T]o establish a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, a defendant must prove two elements: First, the defendant must show that counsel's performance was deficient. This requires showing that counsel made errors so serious that counsel was not functioning as the "counsel" guaranteed the defendant by the Sixth Amendment. Second, the defendant must show that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense. This requires showing that counsel's errors were so serious as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial, a trial whose result is reliable.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Visger v. State · 967 So. 2d 148 - Sims v. State

2. “[s]o long as the [trial court's] decisions are supported by competent, substantial evidence, this Court will not substitute its judgment for that of the trial court on questions of fact and, likewise, on the credibility of the witnesses and the weight to be given to the evidence.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hertz v. State · Darling v. State

3. “The standard for determining the legal sufficiency of a motion to disqualify is whether the facts alleged, which must be assumed to be true, 'would place a reasonably prudent person in fear of not receiving a fair and impartial trial.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 259 So. 3d 223 - Pena v. State · 260 So. 3d 494 - Wright v. Wright