Jesus Avila v. George M. Galaza, Warden Attorney General of the State of California

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• holding that defense counsel’s failure to interview potential eyewitnesses to a shooting when his client was accused of being the shooter constituted deficient performance
• holding that defense counsel's failure to interview potential eyewitnesses to a shooting when his client was accused of being the shooter constituted deficient performance
• holding that counsel’s failure to investigate evidence that defendant’s brother was the shooter constituted deficient performance
• holding that the lawyer’s belief that certain testimony might not be helpful at trial was an unreasonable basis upon which to decide not to investigate and thus constituted deficient performance
• holding that counsel’s failure to investigate evidence that defendant’s DUNCAN v. ORNOSKI 7329 brother was the shooter constituted deficient performance
• holding that concern that witnesses might not make the best appearance at trial was not a valid basis to fail to interview them

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