693 F. Supp. 2d 1280 - Hooks v. Workman’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “focused on notations regarding Petitioner’s activities while being evaluated at Eastern State Hospital and while in the custody of the Department of Corrections, events leading the hospital officials to suspect malingering by Petitioner, and evaluations that he not only was not mentally retarded but very intelligent, aggressive and dangerous. Dr. Hall’s testimony of Petitioner’s past evaluations and actions was not only relevant to her expert opinion, but also to demonstrate evidence countering Petitioner’s claims of limitations in adaptive functioning.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hooks v. Workman

2. “[tjrial counsel admitted she did not review the letters prior to trial.” Aplt. Opening Br. at 71. Actually, counsel has stated that she did review the letters prior to trial, just not immediately pri- or. See R., Vol. 1, pt. 2 at 462 (“At the time of the evidentiary hearing, I had read [the letters] thoroughly. However, I failed to review them again before the trial.”). 23 . In its pre-Pinholster decision, the district court did consider all of the letters. However, it found that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hooks v. Workman