Johnston 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 conclusory allegations do not support a claim for post-conviction relief
• explaining that there is a strong presumption that counsel’s actions were reasonable, and strategic decisions do not constitute ineffective assistance if alternatives were considered and counsel’s decision was reasonable under the norms of professional conduct
• “Mere speculation that counsel’s error affected the outcome of the proceeding is insufficient.” (citing Strickland, 466 U.S. at 693)
• “Because Johnston presented only bare conclusory allegations on these several issues, he was not entitled to an evidentiary hearing on the claims.”
• “Mere speculation that counsel’s error affected the outcome of the proceeding is insufficient.”
• counsel not ineffective for failure to seek suppression of the defendant's statements because they provided an alternate reason why the defendant's fingerprints were in the victim's bathroom where the body was found

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

20 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Simmons v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2012-10-18· cited 67×
• Norman Blake McKenzie v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2014-04-17· cited 20×
• Jermaine Lebron v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2014-01-30· cited 17×
• Morgan v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-05-30· cited 15×
• & SC14-567 Ronald Knight v. State of Florida & Ronald Knight v. Julie L. Jones, etc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2016-12-15· cited 11×
• John William Campbell v. State of Florida & SC18-260 John William Campbell v. Julie L. Jones, etc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2018-11-29· cited 5×
• Ruiz v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2012-02-15· cited 3×
• State of Florida v. Cedric Plummer
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2017-10-06· cited 3×
• Demetrius R. Greene v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2016-11-10· cited 2×
• Thurston McBride v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-08-07· cited 2×
• & SC12-2349 Norman Blake Mckenzie v. State of Florida and Norman Blake Mckenzie v. Timothy H. Cannon, etc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2014-12-11
• & SC14-22 Roderick Michael Orme v. State of Florida & Roderick Michael Orme v. Julie L. Jones, etc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2015-12-10
• State v. McKiver
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2013-12-06
• Troy M. Tuten v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2021-09-29
• ROQUE ESTEBAN CALAFELL v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2022-02-16
• Dennis v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2024-05-03
• Douglas Blaine Matthews v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2019-12-12
• STATE V. JENKINS
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2024-06-12
• Joel T. Cooper v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2024-08-07
• Jesse Bell v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2025-08-28

Cites

28 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Strickland v. Washington
  Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
• Giglio v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1972-02-24· cited 7,003×
• Ring v. Arizona
  Supreme Court· 2002-06-24· cited 4,683×
• Roper v. Simmons
  Supreme Court· 2005-03-01· cited 3,523×
• Atkins v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 2002-06-20· cited 3,384×
• Simmons v. South Carolina
  Supreme Court· 1994-06-17· cited 1,326×
• Williams v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1959-03-25· cited 1,148×
• Occhicone v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2000-06-29· cited 321×
• Johnston v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2003-10-16· cited 164×
• Schoenwetter v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2010-07-01· cited 109×
• Green v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2008-01-31· cited 95×
• Darling v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2007-07-12· cited 84×
• Bradley v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2010-04-22· cited 82×
• Johnston v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2010-01-21· cited 71×
• Stano v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1985-07-11· cited 65×
• Heath v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2009-01-29· cited 56×
• Guzman v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2006-06-29· cited 54×
• Hannon v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2006-08-31· cited 52×
• Owen v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2008-07-10· cited 52×
• Nixon v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2009-01-22· cited 40×