United States Fifth Circuit

Ineffective assistance claims, for failure to investigate and present "mental health" and "family background" mitigating evidence, fail where no prejudice to trial outcome resulted; a certificate of appealability on an ineffective assistance claim, for failure to file a motion to transfer a case to youth court, is granted.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/06/2002
• Published 07/11/2002

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Silas Wood McCharen (argued), Daniel, Coker, Horton & Bell, Cynthia Ann Stewart, Jackson, MS, for Foster., Marvin L. White, Jr. (argued), Jackson, MS, for Johnson.