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Porter v. McCollum, No. 08-10537 (U.S. Supreme Court) (558 U.S. 30; 130 S.Ct. 447) (November 30, 2009) (Per Curiam)

Loaded on Nov. 1, 2009 published in Punch and Jurists November 16, 2009
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Veteran's War Experiences/PostTraumatic Stress Disorder.

In this capital case, the Supreme Court upheld an ineffective assistance of counsel claim by a Florida death row inmate, after concluding that the trial lawyer’s failure, during the penalty phase of the trial, to introduce mitigating evidence about the inmate’s traumatic Korean War experiences that earned him two purple ...

 

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  1. Porter v. McCollum, No. 08-10537 (U.S. Supreme Court) (558 U.S. 30; 130 S.Ct. 447) (November 30, 2009) (Per Curiam)
  2. Beard v. Kindler, No. 08-992 (U.S. Supreme Court) (558 U.S. 53; 130 S.Ct. 612) (December 8, 2009) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
  3. Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter, No. 08-678 (U.S. Supreme Court) (558 U.S. 100; 130 S.Ct. 599) (December 8, 2009) (Justice Sotomayor)
  4. U.S. v. Thrower, No. 08-2016-cr (2nd Cir.) (584 F.3d 70) (October 14, 2009) (Per Curiam)
  5. U.S. v. Kilbride, No. 07-10528 (9th Cir.) (584 F.3d 1240) (October 28, 2009) (Judge Betty Binns Fletcher)
  6. U.S. v. Fumo, No. Crim. No. 06-319 (E.D.Pa.) (639 F.Supp.2d 544) (July 9, 2009) (Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter)
  7. U.S. v. Rigas, No. 08-3485-cr (L) (2nd Cir.) (583 F.3d 108) (October 5, 2009) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)
  8. U.S. v. Farmer, No. 07-2729-cr (2nd Cir.) (583 F.3d 131) (October 8, 2009) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)
  9. U.S. v. Carreto, No. 06-2295-cr(L) (2nd Cir.) (583 F.3d 152) (October 8, 2009) (Judge Denny Chin)
  10. U.S. v. Rodriguez, No. 08-2805-cr (L) (2nd Cir.) (587 F.3d 573) (November 30, 2009) (Judge Jon O. Newman)

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