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Strickland two-prong analysis in Florida

10 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 2005–2024 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Wiggins v. Smith, Wardengreen
scotus · 2003 · cited in 9 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2005–2009
2 sentences

2009See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984); see also Wiggins v. Smith, 539 U.S. 510 , 123 S.Ct. 2527 , 156 L.Ed.2d 471 (2003) (affirming the Strickland two-prong analysis for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel).

2009See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984); see also Wiggins v. Smith, 539 U.S. 510 , 123 S.Ct. 2527 , 156 L.Ed.2d 471 (2003) (affirming the Strickland two-prong analysis for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel).

99
Strickland v. Washingtongreen
scotus · 1984 · cited in 9 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2005–2009
2 sentences

2009See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984); see also Wiggins v. Smith, 539 U.S. 510 , 123 S.Ct. 2527 , 156 L.Ed.2d 471 (2003) (affirming the Strickland two-prong analysis for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel).

2009See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984); see also Wiggins v. Smith, 539 U.S. 510 , 123 S.Ct. 2527 , 156 L.Ed.2d 471 (2003) (affirming the Strickland two-prong analysis for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel).

89
Cherry v. Stategreen
fla · 1995 · cited in 7 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2007–2009
2 sentences

2009As to the first prong, the defendant must establish that “counsel made errors so serious that counsel was not functioning as the ‘counsel’ guaranteed the defendant by the Sixth Amendment.” Strickland, 466 U.S. at 687 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 ; see also Cherry v. State, 659 So.2d 1069, 1072 (Fla.1995).

2008As to the first prong, the defendant must establish that "counsel made errors so serious that counsel was not functioning as the `counsel' guaranteed the defendant by the Sixth Amendment." Strickland, 466 U.S. at 687 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 ; see also Cherry v. State, 659 So.2d 1069, 1072 (Fla.1995).

77
Rivera v. Duggergreen
fla · 1993 · cited in 2 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2005–2006
2 sentences

2006In reviewing counsel's performance, the court must be highly deferential to counsel, and in assessing the performance, every effort must "be made to eliminate the distorting effects of hindsight, to reconstruct the circumstances of counsel's challenged conduct, and to evaluate the conduct from counsel's perspective at the time." Strickland, 466 U.S. at 689 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 ; see also Rivera v. Dugger, 629 So.2d 105, 107 (Fla.1993).

2005In reviewing counsel's performance, the reviewing court must be highly deferential to counsel, and in assessing the performance, every effort must "be made to eliminate the distorting effects of hindsight, to reconstruct the circumstances of counsel's challenged conduct, and to evaluate the conduct from counsel's perspective at the time." Strickland, 466 U.S. at 689 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 ; see also Rivera v. Dugger, 629 So.2d 105, 107 (Fla.1993).

22
Spera v. Stategreen
fla · 2007 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024See Spera v. State, 971 So. 2d 754, 758 (Fla. 2007) (explaining that failure to sufficiently allege both prongs of the Strickland two- prong test—deficient performance and prejudice—renders the postconviction motion facially or legally insufficient).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

FL § 921.141 (6)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

NJ 79 (1999–2026) TX 21 (1992–2025) MO 12 (1989–2017) ID 11 (2004–2025) FL 10 (2005–2024) MD 4 (1997–2020) IL 3 (1996–2024) KS 2 (1992–2003) NM 2 (2017–2017)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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