Appellate Court of Illinois· 9/30/1991

People v. Skinner

Citations

581 N.E.2d 252
220 Ill. App. 3d 479
163 Ill. Dec. 301
1991 Ill. App. LEXIS 1678

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holding that counsel's \failure to call witnesses who would support an otherwise uncorroborated defense to be ineffective assistance of counsel\
finding that trial counsel's \failure to call witnesses who would support an otherwise uncorroborated defense to be ineffective assistance of counsel\
finding trial counsel’s “failure to call witnesses who 16 No. 1-16-2250 would support an otherwise uncorroborated defense to be ineffective assistance of counsel”
“We have held the failure to call witnesses who would support an otherwise uncorroborated defense to be ineffective assistance of counsel. [Citation.] We so hold again here.”
counsel’s failure to call witnesses was ineffective where jury was presented an uncorroborated defense
counsel did not impeach the witness on his failure to identify the defendant until six months after the crime

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Judges: Buckley

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