Gaines v. Comm'r of Corr.
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Petitioner was convicted of capital felony, two counts of murder, and conspiracy to commit murder, and he was sentenced to an effective term of life imprisonment without the possibility of release. The Supreme Court upheld all four convictions on appeal. Petitioner subsequently filed an amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he had been denied the effective assistance of counsel based on his claim that counsel failed to complete an adequate pretrial investigation. The habeas court granted petitioner's petition, and the appellate court affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Petitioner established by a preponderance of he evidence both that defense counsel had rendered ineffective assistance and that the alleged ineffective assistance was prejudicial to Petitioner.
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