In re Padilla
In this petition for habeas corpus, petitioner argues he was deprived of his right to effective assistance of counsel because his attorney at the second trial (a) failed to present witnesses who had testified at the first trial and would have impeached the prosecutions two main witnesses, (b) failed to use investigative reports to impeach those same witnesses, (c) failed to challenge the alleged motive for the murder, and (d) failed to litigate effectively the issue of the shooters car. Court disagree and deny the petition.
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