Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2/10/1999

Wiggins v. State

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724 A.2d 1
352 Md. 580
1999 Md. LEXIS 36

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ending its discussion by saying “[i]t was not unreasonable for [counsel] to choose not to distract from their principal defense with evidence of appellant’s unfortunate childhood”
ending its discussion by saying “[i]t was not unreasonable for [counsel] to choose not to distract from their principal defense with evidence of appellant’s unfortunate childhood”
ending its discussion by saying “[i]t was not unreasonable for [counsel] to choose not to distract from their principal defense with evidence of appellant’s unfortunate childhood”
defense counsel’s failure to cross-examine State’s lead witness about prior inconsistent statement was negligible given the court’s actual knowledge of the inconsistency

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Judges: Wilner, Eldridge

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