Mr. Carratelli was convicted of six counts of vehicular homicide and sentenced to 15 years in prison after he ran a red light and collided with another car at an intersection. On direct appeal, Mr. Carratelli argued that he should have a new trial because the judge denied several of his cause challenges to potential jurors whom he claimed expressed doubts about their ability to be fair and impartial. The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction and sentence, ruling he had not preserved the issue. Mr. Carratelli then filed a motion for postconviction relief, arguing defense counsel was ineffective for failing to preserve the issue. Both the trial court and the 4th DCA denied relief. The Fourth District certified conflict with the Fifth District on the question of whether the determination of prejudice under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), regarding such an ineffective assistance of counsel claim should focus on the outcome of the trial or the outcome of the direct appeal.