Santiago Perez was convicted of murder and sentenced to sixty years imprisonment. He raises seven issues in this criminal direct appeal, including trial counsel ineffectiveness. We agree that Perez's Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel was violated and remand for a new trial.
Factual and Procedural Background
In the wee hours of the morning of May 9, 1998, Perez was at a bar in Frankfort...
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