Legal Opinion
Rhode v. Hall
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 17, 2009No. 08-16960PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Per curiam
• Brandon Rhode, a Georgia death row inmate, appeals from the district court’s denial of his federal habeas corpus petition. The court granted a certificate of appealability (“COA”) as to Rhode’s claim of ineffective penalty phase investigation and presentation of mitigation evidence by his trial counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the district court’s denial of Rhode’s petition.
I. Background
A. The Crimes
The Georgia Supreme Court provided the following account of the crimes in its opinion affirming Rhode’s convictions:
Rhode and his co-perpetrator, Daniel Lucas, burglarized the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by72 opinions
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