Ellis v. Mollette

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• holding that imposing death for felony murder, even in the absence of proof of premeditation or deliberation, is consistent with the Eighth Amendment
• holding that Ohio’s scheme is not a mandatory death penalty statute in violation of the Eighth Amendment
• holding that imposing death for felony murder, even in the absence of proof of premeditation or deliberation, is consistent with the Eighth Amendment
• holding that Ohio’s scheme is not a mandatory death penalty statute in violation of the Eighth Amendment
• holding that trial counsel were ineffective for failing to investigate and present the petitioner’s highly traumatic childhood, two head injuries, psychological history showing a borderline retarded range IQ and mixed personality disorder
• holding that counsel is not ineffective for refusing to litigate every conceivable issue

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