Edwards v. Ayers’s Empirical Analysis
542 F.3d 759 · 2008
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Brady v. State of Maryland · Wiggins v. Smith, Warden · Darden v. Wainwright · Grupo Mexicano Desarrollos v. Alliance Bond Fund Inc
Most-quoted passages
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“because of fear that juries will act in this manner, many defense attorneys decide not to present evidence of severe mental illness” at sentencing and counsel “who act in this manner are frequently held not to have been ineffective”)). On the other hand, the Ninth Circuit has”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“in some cases, presenting evidence of ... mental disorders to create empathy in the jury might actually cause them worry and concern that the defendant is an ‘irreparable monster'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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