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· 9/30/2005

Draughon v. Dretke

Citations

  • 427 F.3d 286
  • 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 21380
  • 2005 WL 2404154

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  • relating that the only evidence that applicant shot victim at close range was from one witness who was agitated at the time of shooting
  • defendant's evidence of abuse as a child and \dysfunctional upbringing\ could be given effect under future dangerousness issue
  • State habeas court unreasonably applied settled federal law in holding that trial counsel had not been ineffective in failing to obtain forensic examination ofpath of fatal bullet.

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Judges: Jolly, Higginbotham, Smith

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