Third Circuit· 7/27/1993

Mcaleese v. Mazurkiewicz

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1 F.3d 159

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holding that defense counsel made no promises to the jury where “[h]e merely summarized evidence that was later produced from which a jury could be left with a reasonable doubt about McAleese’s identity as his ex-wife’s killer”
\The failure of counsel to produce evidence which he promised the jury during his opening statement that he would produce is indeed a damaging failure sufficient of itself to support a claim of ineffectiveness of counsel.\
\The failure of counsel to produce evidence which he promised the jury during his opening statement that he would produce is indeed a damaging failure sufficient of itself to support a claim of ineffectiveness of counsel.\

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