Christopher Mosley v. Mike Atchison

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• concluding that “[a] theoretical possibility d[id] not defeat [the 42 Appellate Case: 15-6190 Document: 010110830293 Date Filed: 03/21/2023 Page: 131 petitioner’s] showing of prejudice under Strickland”
• concluding that the state court’s rejection of a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel entailed an unreasonable application of Strickland because the court had disregarded the petitioner’s uncontroverted affidavits
• observing that defense counsel’s failure to investigate a witness may be a reasonable strategic judgment “only if the lawyer actually exercised judgment”
• noting the deferential presumption in that strategic decisions are reasonable “applies only if the lawyer actually exercised judgment.”
• presumption that strategic judgments are reasonable “ap- plies only if the lawyer actually exercised judgment”
• hold- ing that where important testimony was not offered and the evidence against the defendant was not overwhelming, Strick- land’s prejudice prong was satisfied

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