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Jackson v. State

Citations

  • 711 So. 2d 1371
  • 1998 WL 315784

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  • holding that failure to call witnesses may be ineffective assistance of counsel if witnesses’ testimony may have cast doubt on defendant’s guilt
  • holding that a rule 3.850 movant's claim that his counsel failed to object to the prosecutor's comments on his post-arrest silence stated a cognizable claim of ineffective assistance of counsel
  • holding that while any error in a prosecutor's comments were not preserved for direct appeal because of counsel's failure to object, such failure may be sufficient to constitute a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in a postconviction motion
  • holding that failure to call witnesses may be ineffective if witnesses’ testimony may have cast doubt on the defendant’s guilt, and the defendant names the witnesses, describes the content of their testimony, and explains how the absence of their testimony prejudiced him

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Judges: Per Curiam

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