William Lee Thompson, Cross-Appellee v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Cross-Appellant

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• holding that “evidence of a difficult youth, an unsavory codefendant, and limited mental capacity would [not] have altered this jury’s decision,” in a ease involving a rape and brutal torture murder
• holding that `evidence of a difficult youth, an unsavory defendant, and limited mental capacity would [not] have altered this jury's decision,' in a case involving a rape and brutal torture murder
• holding that counsel’s “failure to request psychiatric assistance with respect to mitigating circumstances was not ineffective assistance of counsel” because the “Supreme Court’s decision in Ake [v.Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68, 105 S. Ct. 1087 (1985
• finding that defendant gave many correct responses to court's numerous questions, and one incorrect response did not give rise to reasonable doubt as to defendant's competency
• finding that “defendants are not entitled to an attorney capable of foreseeing the future development of constitutional law”
• finding no prejudice where although new evi- dence supported theory that co-defendant “initiated the beatings,” the defendant “took over” and raped and beat the victim

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