913 So. 2d 37 - Manning v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “Any attempt to address the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal would be subject to the same problems inherent in addressing the issue in the criminal context. The trial judge has not made any findings regarding the issue. Other than the rare case where counsel's ineffectiveness can be discerned from the face of the record, claims of ineffective assistance of counsel need to be raised in some type of collateral proceeding where fact finding can take place.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 930 So. 2d 721 - Et v. State, Dept. of Children and Fams.

2. “[t]he subject of an involuntary civil commitment proceeding has the right to the effective assistance of counsel at all significant stages of the commitment process. By significant stages we mean all judicial proceedings and any other official proceeding at which a decision is, or can be, made which may result in a detrimental change to the conditions of the subject's liberty.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 974 So. 2d 480 - Ivey v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVS.