Legal Opinion
Neal v. Puckett
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 18, 2001No. 99-60511PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Howard Neal was sentenced to death by the state courts of Mississippi for the brutal rape and murder of his thirteen-year-old niece, Amanda Joy Neal. He also shot and killed his brother, Bobby Neal, and he raped and murdered his niece’s fourteen-year-old friend, all during the same episode. He now seeks federal habeas corpus relief on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. Neal argues that his counsel failed to thoroughly investigate Neal’s background — including his horrid childhood of rejection, abandonment, and mental institutions, plus his…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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