Johnson v. Nagle’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 2 state decisions

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1. “defense. First, the relevant portion of Mrs. Cantrell's testimony was very brief, not altogether clear, and at odds with other portions of her account of the incident. We cannot say that, under the circumstances, every reasonably competent attorney would have realized or attempted to take advantage of the potential significance of this portion of Mrs. Cantrell's testimony. Second, counsel were committed to the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Anthony Keith Johnson v. State of Alabama

2. “actual cross cast a general shadow over Lindsey's character and veracity by bringing out his drug use and hinting at a motive for lying in the form of an affair between the petitioner and Johnson's wife. The court cannot imagine that a jury unpersuaded by this information would have rejected Lindsey's testimony based on inconsistencies in some rather minor details.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Anthony Keith Johnson v. State of Alabama

3. “While on the floor, Mrs. Cantrell was able to observe that one of the men wore a pair of brown boots. She also testified that only two guns were fired during the exchange, and that the shots fired at her husband appeared to come from the direction of the second intruder. After several shots had been fired, there was a pause in the gunfire. One of the men said:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Anthony Keith Johnson v. State of Alabama