Murray v. Home Benefit Life Ass'n

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• finding reasonable professional conduct where counsel consulted with a supervisor, decided not to hire an expert, and instead used cross- examination and closing argument to advance the defense theory
• counsel reasonably determined not to call expert witness and focused on cross- examination and argument to advance defense theory
• no deficient performance where counsel elected to use cross-examination and argument to advance defense theory rather than calling defense expert
• no deficiency where defense counsel elected not to call expert witness and instead decided to use cross-examination and argument to advance defense theory
• trial counsel was not deficient for failing to retain an expert and instead choosing to “use cross-examination and argument to advance a defense theory”
• no deficiency where defense counsel elected not to call expert witness and instead decided to use cross-examination and argument to advance defense theory

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