Tenth Circuit· 3/12/2002

Fisher v. Gibson

Citations

282 F.3d 1283
2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 4116
2002 WL 382892

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holding that where counsel undertook no substantial pretrial investigation and “investigated” the case during the trial, his conduct was “patently unreasonable”
assessing prejudice from counsel’s “numerous shortcomings [and] omissions,” and holding “these errors” had a “devastating impact on the defense”
finding counsel’s representation was objectively unreasonable when, among other things, attorney filed no discovery motions, failed to interview witnesses, and failed to investigate an alibi
assessing prejudice from counsel’s “numerous” errors and concluding there was a “devastating impact on the defense”
finding counsel ineffective where he “failed in general to advance any defense theory, even that of reasonable doubt”
finding it was unreasonable for trial counsel to waive closing argument because counsel failed to advance a theory of defense in other portions of the trial and his actions almost certainly hurt defendant’s case

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Judges: Seymour, Kelly, Murphy

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