United States First Circuit

Where the strength of the government's case rests largely on the credibility of the cooperating witnesses, the trial judge has had a unique opportunity to form a judgment about the value of their testimony and should be first to consider whether petitioner suffered prejudice from attorney's failure to present impeaching evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/05/2001
• Published 04/05/2001

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Chief Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rafael F. Castro-Lang, was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant U.S. Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.