Whited v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““1. Petitioner avers that his counsel was ineffective for failure to subpoena a tape recording of the transaction made the basis of the charge. Evidence revealed that this narcotics transaction took place at a service station in Auburn, Alabama. The Petitioner was with other individuals ... at that point. The evidence of his guilt was overwhelming from oral testimony in the case and other evidence presented. The Court finds there is no merit to this contention. “2. Petitioner avers that his trial counsel was ineffective for failure to subpoena telephone records. In the judgment of this Court, telephone records would have done nothing to change the situation as presented at the trial of this case. Again, Petitioner was present at the time the transaction went down and evidence of his guilt was overwhelming. There is no merit in this contention. “3. Petitioner avers that his trial counsel was ineffective for failure to file pretrial motions to make the State elect. The Court finds that there was no question as to the Section of the Statute under which this Petitioner was prosecuted and that a Motion to Elect would have done nothing to clarify the situation. The Court finds that there was no merit to this contention. “4. Petitioner avers that his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to jury instructions. The Court finds that there is no merit to this contention. “5. The Court finds that the verdict of the jury is sustained by the overwhelming weight of the evidence and ”

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