McGowan v. State

[¶ 1] The State appeals from a judgment entered by the Superior Court (Washington County, Atwood, J.) granting Randy McGowan’s amended petition for post-conviction relief on two of seventeen alleged grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. The State contends that the court erred in concluding that McGowan’s trial counsel’s cross-examination of a State witness and his failure to secure the testimony of a blood spatter expert witness both constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. Because we agree with the State’s contentions, we vacate the judgment and remand for entry of an order…