In Nix v. Whiteside (1986), the defendant was charged with murder and raised the defense of selfdefense. The Supreme Court held that the lawyer's preventing the defendant from ______________ was not ineffective assistance of counsel

Fill in the blank with correct word.


ANSWER: lying

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