Blankenship v. Douglas

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• Trial counsel not ineffective for conducting voir dire on priors where defendant expected to testify at time and defendant not prejudiced because each member of jury expressed ability to set aside any consideration of prior convictions.
• Trial counsel’s decision to conduct voir dire on prior convictions at a time when defendant expected to testify “did not fall below an objective standard of reasonableness at the time.” (citing Strickland, 466 U.S. at 688)
• Trial counsel’s decision to conduct voir dire on prior convictions at a time when defendant expected to testify “did not fall below an objective standard of-reasonableness at the time.” (citing Strickland, 466 U.S. at 688, 104 S.Ct. 2052)

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