Memorandum:
Defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of appellate counsel because counsel failed to raise an issue on direct appeal that would have resulted in reversal, specifically, whether the trial court's reasonable doubt charge was improper. Upon our review of the trial court's charge, we conclude that the issue may have merit. Therefore, the order of February 2, 1996 is vacated and this Court will consider the appeal de novo (see, ...
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