Legal Opinion
Daniel v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 2016No. 14-12558PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Renard Marcel Daniel, an Alabama prisoner on death row, appeals the District Court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus. The District Court granted Mr. Daniel a certifícate of appealability (COA) as to the following issue: “Whether trial counsel was ineffective during Daniel’s trial at both the penalty and guilt phase.” Mr. Daniel narrowed the focus of his briefing in this Court to trial counsel’s failure to investigate and present mitigation evidence at the penalty phase of his capital trial. 1
Mr. Daniel’s childhood was…
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3Cited by144 opinions
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