Ronald R. Harries, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Ricky Bell, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/cross-Appellee

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• holding that petitioner need not show that counsel’s deficient performance more likely than not altered the outcome
• holding that counsel was ineffective for failing to pursue “viable leads regarding Harries’s poor mental health and troubled family background”
• clarifying that the test is not if the jury could have imposed the same sentence even if it had heard the unpresented evidence
• finding that counsel's failure to follow leads indicating a troubled childhood was deficient and that counsel has a duty to pursue such investigation even if the defendant refuses to cooperate
• holding trial counsel deficient at mitigation for failing to fully investigate the defendant’s family history and mental health, despite having conducted at least six interviews
• holding trial counsel deficient at mitigation for failing to fully investigate the defendant’s family history and mental health, despite having conducted at least six interviews

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