Fourth Circuit· 5/5/2016

William Morva v. David Zook

Citations

821 F.3d 517
2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 8336
2016 WL 2587362

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finding no deficient performance under Strickland when attorney failed to interview several witnesses prior to death-penalty phase of defendant’s trial
finding no deficient performance under Strickland when attorney failed to interview several witnesses prior to death-penalty phase of defendant’s trial
affirming the denial of a request for “a state-funded prison- risk-assessment expert” based on Virginia’s “particularized need” standard
double-deference standard effectively limits federal review “to a determination of ‘whether there is any reasonable argument that counsel satisfied Strickland’s deferential standard.’””
double-deference standard effectively limits federal review “to a determination of ‘whether there is any reasonable argument that counsel satisfied Strickland’s deferential standard.”’’
double-deference standard effectively limits federal review “to a determination of ‘whether there is any reasonable argument that counsel satisfied Strickland’s deferential standard.’”

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Judges: Wynn, Diaz, Davis

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