Legal Opinion
Hannon v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 19, 2009No. 07-15991PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
In this death penalty case, we consider whether the Florida state courts unreasonably applied clearly established federal law when they ruled that petitioner, Patrick Hannon (“Hannon”), failed to demonstrate that his trial counsel’s performance was inadequate during the penalty phase of his trial. The district court concluded that the state courts’ resolution of Hannon’s claim of ineffective assistance of penalty phase counsel was not unreasonable. We agree with the district court and conclude that the state court rulings were not objectively unreasonable. Accordingly,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Rompilla v. BeardSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- David Ronald Chandler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by26 opinions
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