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Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel In Death Penalty Cases In Travis
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The death penalty affects only a tiny percentage of even those who commit murder. Its effect is very difficult to pinpoint, and the National Academy of Sciences has concluded that past studies have neither proven nor disproven a deterrent effect.
Other examples that may qualify as ineffective assistance of counsel not explaining to an immigrant defendant the consequences of taking – or rejecting – a plea. having a conflict an interest 18 omitting a jury instruction on a potential viable defense. failing to get an expert witness to study incriminating photographs.
The death penalty diverts resources that could be used to help homicide survivors heal, including grief and trauma counseling, scholarships for orphaned children, professional leave to attend court proceedings, and financial support.
Failing to advise a defendant in a death penalty case that he may testify during the penalty phase – even if he did not testify in the guilt-innocence phase – is ineffective assistance of counsel.
There is no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than a prison term. In fact, crime figures from countries which have banned the death penalty have not risen. In some cases they have actually gone down.
Why are we against it? It's the ultimate denial of human rights. It doesn't deter crime. It's irreversible, and mistakes happen. It's often used within unfair justice systems. It discriminates. It can be used as a political tool.
Using rigorous statistical and experimental control methods, both economics and criminal justice studies have consistently found that there is no evidence for deterrence of violent crimes in states that allow capital punishment.
Datavs, 71 M.J. 420 (to establish ineffective assistance of counsel, an accused must demonstrate both (1) that his counsel's performance was deficient, and (2) that this deficiency resulted in prejudice).
File a motion for a new trial: Your attorney will file a motion for a new trial, which will argue that your trial lawyer provided ineffective assistance of counsel. The motion will include evidence to support this claim. Attend a hearing: The court will hold a hearing to consider your motion for a new trial.
A successful claim of ineffective assistance requires two things. First, your lawyer must have failed to follow professional standards while representing you. 1 Second, there must be a “reasonable probability” that your lawyer's poor representation negatively affected the outcome of your case.