Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. Dugger
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 23, 1987No. 86-3642PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Respondents appeal an order by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, conditionally granting Sampson Armstrong’s petition for federal habeas relief with respect to the sentencing phase of his trial. The district court conditionally granted the writ on two grounds: (1) counsel was ineffective at the sentencing proceeding for failing to investigate and present mitigating evidence; and (2) the sentencing phase of the trial violated the requirements of due process. We affirm the district court’s judgment on the first ground, but reverse on the…
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