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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Witt finds that the lower court improperly convicted defendant of murder for killing his wife, which he claims was an accidental shooting. Counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate and call a firearms expert witness to support defendant's defense. Expert testimony regarding the possibility of an unintentional discharge could have affected the outcome of the trial, and at least resulted in the jury settling on a lesser degree of homicide. Reversed.
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