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Adams v. Quarterman
5th CircuitApril 22, 2009No. 06-70044Cited 3 times
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Smith, Wiener, Owen
- Status
- Unpublished
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- 5th Circuit
Related Laws
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Outcome
Federal habeas court granted relief on ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on trial counsel's deficient mitigation investigation in capital murder case. Appellate court affirmed the grant of habeas relief while denying certificate of appealability on three other grounds.
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