United States Sixth Circuit

Petitioner was denied the effective assistance of counsel in death penalty case under the Sixth Amendment where, at sentencing, his counsel offered no mitigating evidence, made no argument of any sort prior to sentencing, and refused to plead for petitioner's life.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/22/2001
• Published 03/22/2001

Judges

• Before:  MERRITT, RYAN, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Paul R. Bottei, Federal Public Defender's Office, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Jennifer L. Smith, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Paul R. Bottei, Federal Public Defender's Office, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Jennifer L. Smith, Michael E. Moore, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.