Ronald Keith Williamson v. Ronald Ward, Warden, State Penitentiary at McAlester

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• ruling upon petitioner’s claim that he was denied effective assistance of counsel due to his trial attorney’s “failure to investigate and use the evidence of [his] mental illness.”
• finding trial counsel to be ineffective where a lack of investigation and preparation compromised the defense and left counsel unprepared to respond to the prosecution’s objections

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