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Do The Defense Failures In The Mackenzie Shirilla Case Meet The Ineffective Counsel Standard?
Mackenzie Shirilla's defense counsel identified a medical condition during the proceedings that could have provided an alternative explanation for the Strongsville crash. No expert was called to testify. No medical records were entered into evidence. The prosecution's intent theory — that surveillance footage proved prior calculation and design — went unchallenged on the specific point most likely to introduce reasonable doubt.Following the conviction on four counts of murder for the crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan, a neurologist reviewed Shirilla's medical records and…
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