United States Fifth Circuit

Defense counsel's failure to investigate whether a co-defendant had a tattoo which formed the basis of the defense strategy, failure to use tentative identifications to impeach witnesses, and repeated objection to introduction of a photo spread, constituted ineffective assistance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2002
• Published 06/27/2002

Judges

• CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randy Schaffer (argued), Schaffer & Henley, Houston, TX, for Beltran., Karyl Krug, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Austin, TX, for Cockrell.