SEYMOUR, Chief Judge, dissenting. The majority concludes Mr. Foster was not prejudiced by his counsel’s failure to investigate and present the testimony of a disinterested witness who would have corroborated Mr. Foster’s alibi defense. I cannot agree. Case law and common sense reject the notion, espoused by the majority, that such testimony may be dismissed as merely cumulative or because it would have added…
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