Legal Opinion
Hall v. Beard
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 22, 2014No. Civil Action No. 05-cv-02523PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES KNOLL GARDNER, District Judge.
*630 TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY OF DECISION.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY. C* CO to
CONTENTIONS OF THE PARTIES. ^ CO CD
Petitioner’s Contentions. ^ CO CD
Respondents’Contentions. 10 CO CD
STANDARD OF REVIEW. CD CO
FACTS .
DISCUSSION.
Exhaustion of State Court Remedies.
Procedural Default and the Relaxed Waiver Rule.
Cause and Prejudice .
Sentencing Phase Claims.
Trial Counsel’s Failure to Present Mitigation Evidence.
Pennsylvania Court Decisions.
Legal Standard for Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
Strickland Standard.
Duty to Investigate Mitigating Evidence...
American Bar…
2Cases cited105 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by1 opinion
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