Eleventh Circuit· 4/8/2010

Powell v. Allen

Citations

602 F.3d 1263
602 F. Supp. 3d 1263
2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 7260
2010 WL 1381649

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finding that conclusory allegations are insufficient to meet the Strickland standard
finding no prejudice where petitioner failed to allege the existence of an expert report, or what, specifically that expert’s report would reveal about the petitioner’s mental status
“When the last state court rendering judgment affirms without explanation, we presume that it rests on the reasons given in the last reasoned decision.”
“[W]e look only to the allegations in [petitioner’s] Rule 32 petition and whether those allegations sufficiently state a claim for ineffective assistance of counsel.”
Alabama court’s summary dismissal of federal constitutional claims under Rule 32 should be reviewed as a holding on the merits.
“it is implicit in that definition that the IQ and deficits in adaptive functioning exist not only prior to the age of eighteen but also at the time of the crime and currently”

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Judges: Black, Barkett, Marcus

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