finding ineffective assistance where counsel failed to investigate, inter alia, background information concerning defendant's childhood abuse and impaired mental functioning
Summary of this case from Valdez v. JohnsonNo. 95-20871
August 10, 1999
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS CASE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE BOUND VOLUME AT THE REQUEST OF THE COURT. SEE: 194 F.3d 586.]
finding ineffective assistance where counsel failed to investigate, inter alia, background information concerning defendant's childhood abuse and impaired mental functioning
Summary of this case from Valdez v. JohnsonFull title:BOBBY JAMES MOORE, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, v. GARY L. JOHNSON, DIRECTOR…
Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Date published: Aug 10, 1999
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