Death Penalty Ineffective at sentencing

Haliym v. Mitchell, No. 04-3207
Denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging convictions for, inter alia, aggravated murder and his sentence of death is affirmed in part as to the denial of relief on the convictions, but reversed in part as to the sentence as petitioner was denied the effective assistance of counsel during the mitigation phase of his sentencing

Failed to challenge defective indictment

US v. Weathers, No. 06-3022
Conviction and sentence for rape and attempted murder, denial of ineffective assistance of counsel claim are reversed where trial counsel provided constitutionally inadequate assistance by failing to challenge two counts of the indictment related to defendant's threats to injure the prosecutor as multiplicitous and in violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause. Read more