Crittenden v. Ayers

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• holding that counsel made a reasonable decision to keep evidence of a defendant’s antisocial personality disorder away from sentencing jury
• holding that counsel made a reasonable decision to keep evidence of a defendant’s antisocial personality disorder away from sentencing jury
• concluding that the defendant made a prima facie showing at Batson Step One based in part on a comparative juror analysis
• holding that the method of the murder was highly probative of deliberation and premeditation and therefore rebutted any inference that counsel’s failure to present a mental state defense prejudiced the petitioner
• finding that counsel did not render ineffective assistance where interviews with 6 family members did not reveal anything that would put counsel on notice of abuse
• viewing petitioner's gagging and tying of his victims as evidence of premeditation supporting a first-degree murder conviction

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