Rosario v. Ercole, No. 08-5521-pr (2nd Cir.) (601 F.3d 118) (April 12, 2010) (Judge Richard C. Wesley)
In a murder prosecution, the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where the trial court conducted a thorough hearing, assessing the credibility of the potential witnesses first-hand, in denying petitioner's ineffective assistance claim, and petitioner did not rebut those findings by clear and convincing evidence.
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