Opinion ID: 1604711
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Heading: Doll Bogan's Conviction

Text: ¶ 13. Liddell's final argument is that her attorney erred when he stipulated to Doll Bogan's conviction. [4] This decision, too, may very well have been sound trial strategy, as Liddell's attorney mentioned Bogan's conviction during his closing argument in an effort to discount the C.I.'s testimony about Liddell, stating: I'm saying he was paid to get the goods on Brenda Liddell. He got the goods on Catherine Bogan, and she came into this very courtroom and pleaded guilty. He got the goods on her. He didn't get paid for it. So, when they said go back and do it again, this man testified to you with your ear, not my bad ear, that he got $500.00 for an ounce. You get $500.00 if it's Brenda Liddell. You get zero if it's Catherine Bogan. Thus, the stipulation of Doll Bogan's conviction was not ineffective assistance of counsel.