United States Fifth Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's petition for habeas relief is reversed where she was prejudiced by her counsel's failure to conduct a constitutionally adequate investigation into her mental disabilities.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/28/2005
• Published 07/28/2005

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randy Schaffer (argued), The Schaffer Firm, Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marta Rew McLaughlin (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.