967 So. 2d 131 - Willacy v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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22 state decisions

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1. “[Strategic choices made after thorough investigation of law and facts relevant to plausible options are virtually unchallengeable; and strategic choices made after less than complete investigation are reasonable precisely to the extent that reasonable professional judgments support the limitations on investigation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Butler v. State · & SC13-1787 Steven Douglas Hayward v. State of Florida and Steven Douglas Hayward v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

2. ““Under Strickland, ‘counsel has a duty to make reasonable investigations or to make a reasonable decision that makes particular investigations unnecessary.’” Marshall v. State, 854 So.2d 1235, 1247 (Fla.2003) (quoting Strickland, 466 U.S. at 691, 104 S.Ct. 2052 ); see also Carroll v. State, 815 So.2d 601, 614-615 (Fla.2002) (same).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Butler v. State

3. “would have opened the door to aggravating facts,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 997 So. 2d 1073 - Sexton v. State