Maryland Court of Appeals Criminal; ineffective assistance of counsel: Although the court held in 2010 and 2011 that a question about the “CSI-effect” during voir dire constituted reversible error, the defendant’s attorney did not provide ineffective assistance of counsel when he failed to object to this question during the defendant’s 2007 murder trial. While the .
Maryland’s top court excuses lawyers who failed to object to judges telling jurors the state need not present DNA evidence to prove guilt before 2010 ruling.
High court weighs if defense provided ineffective assistance by not objecting to judges telling jurors the state need not present DNA evidence to prove guilt.