Davis v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Per curiam
*97Affirmed. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984) ("A convicted defendant's claim that counsel's assistance was so defective as to require reversal of a conviction or death sentence has two components. 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…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Connolly, Jr. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- Mesa v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- Knight v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017