Appellate Court of Illinois· 3/31/1999

People v. Tate

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712 N.E.2d 826
305 Ill. App. 3d 607
238 Ill. Dec. 722
1999 Ill. App. LEXIS 199

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finding the defendant made a substantial showing that counsel was ineffective where identification was at issue, but counsel failed to present the testimony of three alibi witnesses and there was no apparent strategy for not presenting their testimony
there was no reason not to call alibi witnesses when witness affidavits supported defendant’s theory of misidentification
counsel may be deemed ineffective for failure to present exculpatory evidence of which he is aware
unable to determine “as a matter of law” whether defense counsel’s decision to not call certain witnesses was a “professionally reasonable tactical decision” because the record did not reflect counsel’s reasoning for the decision
unable to determine \as a matter of law\ whether defense counsel's decision to not call certain witnesses was a \professionally reasonable tactical decision\ because the record did not reflect counsel's reasoning for the decision
defendant’s postconviction petition included affidavits of three alibi witnesses

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Judges: Hartman

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