CAVANAGH, J. This case requires us to determine whether collateral estoppel may be applied to preclude review of a criminal defendant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel when a prior civil judgment held that defense counsel’s performance did not amount to malpractice. We hold that collateral estoppel may not be applied in these circumstances because defendant did not have a…
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