Ruben Christopher Goodson v. State of Florida

How courts have described this case

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

• “Knowing when not to cross-examine an adverse witness is the art of cross-examination at its highest”
• “knowing when not to cross-examine an adverse witness is the art of cross-examination at its highest”
• “Knowing when not to cross-examine an adverse witness is the art of cross-examination at its highest.”
• “reversal should never be based upon the good faith tactics of defense lawyers except upon the clearest proof of actual prejudice”
• failure to interview witness excused because client had been in frequent contact with witness
• failure to interview witness justified because client had been in frequent contact with witness

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).