Legal Opinion
Fernando Eros Caro v. Jeanne Woodford, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 19, 2002No. 00-99013PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge.
A little explanation can go a long way. In this case, it might have made the difference between life and death. But, because trial counsel for Fernando Eros Caro failed to investigate and present evidence *1250of the impact that exposure to neurotoxi-cants and child abuse had on his brain, the penalty phase jury was deprived of this critical explanation in determining Caro’s culpability for his crime.
This is the second time that this case has come before this panel’s consideration. Previously, we held that counsel’s nonstrategic failure to investigate Caro’s brain damage,…
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- Penry v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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