{"id":814,"date":"2016-03-05T05:06:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T10:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/?p=814"},"modified":"2016-03-05T05:06:18","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T10:06:18","slug":"serial-ineffective-assistance-counsel-mean-criminal-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/serial-ineffective-assistance-counsel-mean-criminal-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Serial\u2019 and what does Ineffective Assistance of Counsel mean in a Criminal Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Podcast \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildabouttrial.com\/one_off\/lawyer-omission-of-witness-crippled-serial-cases-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serial<\/a>\u2019 follows the investigation of the trial of Adnan Syed in 2000. This Podcast has gained a following with its compelling look into the ineffective counsel of Syed\u2019s attorney in failing to call an alibi witness. Ineffective assistance of counsel\u00a0is a claim raised by a convicted criminal defendant that their attorney&#8217;s performance was so\u00a0ineffective that it deprived them of the constitutional right guaranteed by the Assistance of Counsel\u00a0Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Lawyers harm their clients when they do not provide effective assistance of counsel, and the mistakes are potentially career ruining. In Syed\u2019s case, the harm came in the sentence of life imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend. To this day, the mistakes of Syed\u2019s counsel are being examined in the Maryland Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A 17 Year Old Alibi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of Syed\u2019s attorney\u2019s most harmful mistakes was when she failed to call as an alibi witness, crippling Syed\u2019s defense. Alibi witness Asia Chapman claimed that she had a conversation with Syed at the library during the time prosecutors say the murder took place. Chapman was never contacted for her testimony, a move that Syed\u2019s current attorneys say amounts to ineffective counsel. No alibi could be given for Syed, and therefore prosecution was able to convince a jury that it was possible Syed was able to be at the scene of the crime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/serial-ineffective-assistance-counsel-mean-criminal-trial\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading \u2018Serial\u2019 and what does Ineffective Assistance of Counsel mean in a Criminal Trial\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Podcast \u2018Serial\u2019 follows the investigation of the trial of Adnan Syed in 2000. This Podcast has gained a following with its compelling look into the ineffective counsel of Syed\u2019s attorney in failing to call an alibi witness. 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