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Velasquez-Lopez v. Clarke

APPEALED status graphic: Velasquez-Lopez v. Clarke. 150303 Velasquez-Lopez v. Clarke 11/19/2015 The circuit court did not err in a habeas corpus proceeding by concluding that trial counsel for the petitioner did not provide ineffective assistance to the petitioner by failing to file a petition for appeal on his behalf. Petitioner was required to prove his claim that defense counsel disregarded instructions to prosecute an appeal. While petitioner argues that the evidence contained ambiguities or inconsistencies on the issue of whether such instr…
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