Supreme Court of Louisiana· 12/12/1988

State Ex Rel. Busby v. Butler

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538 So. 2d 164
1988 WL 131728

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holding that counsel was ineffective when he failed to make opening statement, failed to challenge plaintiff's case, and failed to introduce any mitigating evidence
holding that the “prosecutor’s remarks about the societal costs of a life sentence, misspent tax dollars, future escapes, more killings by defendant, were improper”
failure to make opening statement important factor in determining whether penalty phase assistance of counsel ineffective
the court determined that “even the most favorable interpretation of [the defendant’s] psychiatric records would not have shown him insane under Louisiana law.”

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Judges: Cole

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