Opinion ID: 606114
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Other Exculpatory Evidence

Text: 10 Petitioner also argues that his counsel was ineffective for failing to introduce evidence of Mr. Martin's prior inconsistent statements, favorable treatment from police, and prior crimes. Specifically, Petitioner claims that defense counsel did not bring to light Mr. Martin's three different versions of what happened on the night in question, including a statement in which he admitted seeing Ms. Butler shortly before the shooting. Petitioner also argues that counsel failed to introduce evidence that the police dropped a burglary charge against Mr. Martin, and evidence linking Mr. Martin to a similar shooting which occurred two days prior. 11 The district court found, and we agree, that defense counsel repeatedly impeached Mr. Martin's testimony during cross-examination. Defense counsel did in fact inquire into the burglary charge, and whether it was dropped because Mr. Martin identified Mr. Haislip. XII R. 125. As for the evidence of prior crimes, evidence of a conviction may be admissible against a witness for impeachment purposes. Kan.Stat.Ann. § 60-421; State v. Bryant, 228 Kan. 239, 613 P.2d 1348, 1352 (1980). Here, Mr. Martin was not convicted, nor even charged, in the prior shooting. We conclude that defense counsel's performance was objectively reasonable, and find no reasonable probability that the recommended tactics would have changed the outcome of the case.