In a kidnapping and assault prosecution, grant of petitioner’s habeas petition is affirmed where defense counsel did not reasonably investigate petitioner’s alibi defense, and the evidence against petitioner was based solely on the testimony of two eyewitnesses with obscured views and was far from overwhelming.
Read Bigelow v. Haviland, No. 07-3340
Appellate Information
Submitted: February 4, 2008
Decided and Filed: August 6, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Sutton
Counsel
For Appellant:
Diane Mallory, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, OH
For Appellee:
Jill E. Stone, Blacklick, OH
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