Legal Opinion
Conner v. Hall
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 2011No. 10-10928PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
John Wayne Conner, a prisoner under sentence of death in the State of Georgia, appeals the District Court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Conner was granted a certifícate of appealability (“COA”) as to three claims denied by the District Court without an evidentiary hearing: (1) whether he procedurally defaulted his mental retardation claim; (2) whether he was denied effective assistance of counsel at the sentencing phase of his trial; and (3) whether he was prejudiced by prosecutorial misconduct during closing…
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