United States Ninth Circuit

In an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying petitioner habeas relief from his death sentence, judgment is affirmed with respect to petitioner's Brady, Giglio, and Napue guilt-phase claims, but reversed on petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel during the penalty-phase of his trial, where counsel's failure to investigate and present mitigating evidence of petitioner's troubled childhood, his mental illness, and his history of chronic drug abuse constituted deficient performance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/12/2011
• Published 10/12/2011

Judges

• W. FLETCHER

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel