United States Sixth Circuit

Petitioner failed to show that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in his capital trial by his attorneys' failure to present evidence as to his mental illness and social history, because petitioner presented no evidence that he was mentally ill at the time of the crime or at trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2003
• Published 01/09/2003

Judges

• Before SUHRHEINRICH, MOORE, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen M. Kissinger, Dana C. Hansen Chavis, Federal Defender Services, Knoxville, TN, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Glenn R. Pruden, Asst. Atty. General, Jennifer L. Smith, Asst. Atty., Nashville, TN, for Respondent-Appellee.