Legal Opinion
Rose v. McNeil
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 4, 2011No. 10-11848PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
Milo A. Rose, a Florida prison inmate under a death sentence, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The sole issue on appeal is whether Rose’s trial counsel was ineffective in the investigation and presentation of mitigation evidence at the penalty phase. After review and oral argument, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Rose was convicted and sentenced to death for the brutal murder of Robert C. “Butch” Richardson, the son of Rose’s girlfriend. Multiple witnesses saw Rose kill Richardson by repeatedly smashing his head with…
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