Legal Opinion
Hardwick v. Crosby
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 31, 2003No. 97-2319PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
In this habeas corpus, death penalty appeal, we must determine whether an attorney who provided no defense at the guilt or penalty phase was ineffective in defending a young drug dealer, who was an alcohol and drug abuser. When relief was denied in district court, the petitioner appealed on the bases of ineffective assistance of counsel at the guilt and penalty phases as well as conflict of interests with counsel. While we AFFIRM denial of ha-beas relief as to the conviction, we VACATE the denial of habeas relief as to the *1131death sentence and REMAND to the district court…
2Cases cited77 opinions
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- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by74 opinions
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