State v. Terry C. Jones (070733)

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• holding that \PCR proceedings offer the best opportunity for ineffective assistance claims to be reviewed\
• recognizing Rule 3:22-10(c) \require[s] that factual assertions in a petition for [PCR] be made by affidavit or certification in order to secure an evidentiary hearing.\
• explaining that \[b]ald assertions are insufficient to establish a prima facie case of ineffective assistance of counsel\
• holding affidavits or certifications supporting PCR petitions must identify the facts sought to be established with particularity
• holding that where the State's case turned on questions of credibility, and the alibi witness's account could have bolstered the defendant's version of events, the PCR court erred by not conducting an evidentiary hearing at which the alibi witness and counsel could testify
• holding that where the State's case turned on questions of credibility, and the alibi witness's account could have bolstered the defendant's version of events, the PCR court erred by not conducting an evidentiary hearing at which the alibi witness and counsel could testify

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