Elmore v. Holbrook

This Court has not hesitated to summarily reverse in capital cases tainted by egregious constitutional error, particularly where an attorney has rendered constitutionally deficient performance. See, e.g., Hinton v. Alabama, 571 U.S. ----, 134 S.Ct. 1081 , 188 L.Ed.2d 1 (2014) ( per curiam ); Sears v. Upton, 561 U.S. 945 , 130 S.Ct. 3259 , 177 L.Ed.2d 1025 (2010) ( per curiam ); Porter v. McCollum, 558 U.S. 30 , 130 S.Ct. 447 , 175 L.Ed.2d 398 (2009) ( per curiam ). This case plainly meets that standard. For that reason, I respectfully dissent from the denial of certiorari.

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