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Chandler v. U.S., No. 97-6365 (11th Cir.) (218 F.3d 1305) (July 21, 2000) (Judge James Larry Edmondson)

This lengthy en banc decision dealt with the petitioner’s claim that he had been denied effective assistance of counsel during the sentencing phase of his capital conviction because his counsel had failed to investigate and to present character witnesses. By a vote of 6-5, the majority essentially held that “because ...

 

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