· 7/7/1981
Siemon v. Stoughton
Citations
- 184 Conn. 547
- 440 A.2d 210
- 1981 Conn. LEXIS 569
How courts have described this case
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- had counsel taken that steps sought by defendant, they \would not have added anything of substance to the defense\
- counsel was ineffective for failing to interview witnesses of related incidents presented by investigator
- counsel was ineffective for failing to interview witnesses of related incidents presented by investigator
- “inadequate pretrial investigation is sufficient to constitute ineffective assistance of counsel”
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Judges: Bogdanski, Peters, Healey, Armenian, Wright
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