Sixth Circuit -- Kelly Foust v. Mark Houk

Grant of habeus on ineffective assistance for insufficient mitigation work in death penalty case.

Ineffective assistance of counsel, for not doing sufficient investigation of mitigation factors (deft's Dickensian childhood), not hiring mitigation specialist, and generally by the sum of performance.  Prejudicial.

Dissent : State court finding not unreasonable.

Kelly Foust v. Mark Houk 

[Thou shalt not kill.  - TMB]