wiggins-standard

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24-6038 Robert Wharton v. Joseph Terra, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Phoenix Third Circuit 2024-11-26 Denied Amici (1)IFP capital-case harmless-error juror-prejudice mitigation-evidence strickland-prejudice wiggins-standard 1. How should the "one juror" standard of prejudice set forth in Wiggins v. Smith be applied where the mitigation that counsel failed to investigate w…
20-7895 David Scott Franks v. Benjamin Ford, Warden Eleventh Circuit 2021-04-30 Denied IFP capital-case capital-sentencing eleventh-circuit ineffective-assistance mitigating-evidence residual-doubt sentencing wiggins-standard wiggins-v-smith Question One In Mr. Franks's case, the district court found that "the evidence …was so overwhelming that no competent lawyer could be expected to hav…