United States Sixth Circuit

Petitioner received ineffective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase of his trial, where his attorney failed to investigate and present meaningful mitigating evidence and used an incompetent and fraudulent "psychologist" as the central mitigation witness.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/03/1999
• Decided 10/31/2000
• Published 10/31/2000

Judges

• Before MERRITT, NELSON, and COLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rodney McDaniel (argued and briefed), Thomas M. Ransdell (briefed), Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David A. Smith (argued and briefed), Ian G. Sonego (briefed), Assistant Attorney Generals, Frankfort, KY, for Respondent-Appellee.