capital-case-mitigation-evidence
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-569 | Carlos Manuel Ayestas v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division | Fifth Circuit | 2019-10-30 | Denied | capital-case capital-case-mitigation-evidence ineffective-assistance mental-health mitigation-evidence mitigation-investigation professional-norms rompilla-v-beard sixth-amendment strickland-v-washington substance-abuse wiggins-v-smith | Whether 'prevailing professional norms' required counsel in a capital case to investigate potential mitigation evidence, including red flags for menta… |