William Eldridge v. Carolyn Atkins, Administrator, State Board of Probation & Parole, and Attorney General of Missouri

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• counsel had duty to investigate; failure to do so was constitutionally ineffective assistance
• counsel had duty to investigate; failure to do so was constitutionally ineffective assistance
• petitioner materially prejudiced by counsel’s failure to investigate and present defense
• ineffective assistance presumed when counsel failed to interview important eye witnesses

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