Cummings v. Sec'y., Dept. of Corrs., No. 09-12416
In a capital habeas matter, denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where defense counsel did not provide ineffective assistance during the penalty phase because defendant clearly instructed counsel not to investigate or present mitigation evidence, and thus the scope of counsel's duty to investigate was significantly more limited than in the ordinary case.
Read Cummings v. Sec'y., Dept. of Corrs., No. 09-12416
Appellate Information
Filed December 4, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Hull