The duty to investigate does not force defense lawyers to scour the globe on the off-chance something will turn up; reasonably diligent counsel may draw a line when they have good reason to think further investigation would be a waste. Hill v. State, 301 S.W.3d 78 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010) Suggested by Kara Boucher, West Principal Attorney Editor
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The duty to investigate does not force defense lawyers to scour the globe on the off-chance something will turn up; reasonably diligent counsel may draw a line when they have good reason to think further investigation would be a waste.
