Curtis v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that to demonstrate deficient performance for failing to object, a petitioner must show that the trial court would have had no choice but to sustain the objection, had it been made
• noting that a decision regarding what witnesses to call is a matter of trial strategy that we will not second-guess
• “[c]ounsel is afforded considerable discretion in choosing strategy and tactics, and we will accord those decisions deference”
• “[c]ounsel is afforded considerable discretion in choosing strategy and tactics, and we will accord those decisions deference
• counsel cannot be faulted for failing to make an objection that had no chance of success
• counsel is not rendered inadequate for failing to make a futile objection; a defendant must show that had an objection been made the court would have had no choice but to sustain it

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

19 cases in this archive cite this case.

• William Hinesley, III v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2013-12-19· cited 59×
• Ian McCullough v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2012-08-27· cited 57×
• Reeves v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2016-06-10· cited 44×
• Baker v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2010-03-11· cited 5×
• Daniel Brewington v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2013-01-17· cited 4×
• People of Guam v. Jeffrey Guerrero Cruz
  Supreme Court of Guam· 2023-02-22· cited 1×
• James A. Lynn v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2015-09-29
• Noah Shane Warren v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2015-10-14
• Samuel Hampton v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2015-10-15
• Matthew McKinnon v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2016-06-09
• Jonathan Gibson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2016-07-19
• Robert L. Albores, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2016-09-08
• Derek Franklin Williams v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2018-05-14
• Derrick D. Armstead v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2018-08-17
• Daryl Gilbert v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2019-07-22
• Brandon Hicks v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2019-10-29
• Anthony A. Parish v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2020-09-09
• Steven E Malloch v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2023-11-16
• Marcus Jayon Anderson v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2024-12-20

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Strickland v. Washington
  Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
• Timberlake v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2001-08-20· cited 787×
• State v. Moore
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1997-04-23· cited 130×
• Ritchie v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2007-11-08· cited 121×
• Johnson v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2005-08-11· cited 77×
• Carter v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2001-09-05· cited 70×
• Garrett v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1992-11-05· cited 44×
• People v. Leroy
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2005-04-12· cited 43×
• Rose v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2006-04-28· cited 20×
• Minor v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1994-10-18· cited 17×
• Brown v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2008-02-22· cited 16×