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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-7660 Scott McLaughlin v. Anne L. Precythe, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections Eighth Circuit 2022-04-20 Denied IFP capital-habeas cumulative-errors expert-witness ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel mental-illness opening-statement prejudice-analysis sixth-amendment strickland-standard strickland-v-washington In this Missouri capital habeas case, Scott McLaughlin's trial counsel failed to investigate the background and credibility of Dr. Keith Caruso who wa…