split-verdict

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-6822 James Edward Barber v. John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit 2022-01-12 Denied IFP aggravating-evidence capital-sentencing ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions mental-health-evidence mitigation-evidence prejudice prejudice-standard split-verdict What is the proper legal standard for assessing the prejudice resulting from deficient assistance of counsel in capital sentencing proceedings, partic…