Failing to Investigate Alibi Witnesses or Evidence May Result in Ineffective Relief of Counsel

State v. Gideon Appellate Docket No.: A-31-19 Decided January 14, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reviewed an application for post conviction relief (PCR) based on ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to call alibi witnesses to a shooting. In State v. Gideon,…