State of Arizona v. Vaughn Miles Denz

How courts have described this case

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• stating that trial counsel’s desire to avoid “unduly emphasiz[ing] aspects of a case” is a permissible strategic consideration
• noting counsel may not pursue a particular investigative lead if they think it is unlikely to produce helpful information or is unnecessary given the overall trial strategy
• “[C]ounsel may opt not to pursue a particular investigative path” that is “unnecessary in light of counsel’s chosen trial strategy.”
• Both the prejudice and performance prongs of an IAC claim are mixed questions of law and fact.
• claims of actual innocence, versus sufficiency of evidence claims, are brought under Ariz. R. Crim. P. 32.1(h)
• “A purportedly strategic decision is not objectively reasonable when the attorney has failed to investigate his options and make a reasonable choice between them.” (quotation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).