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Rompilla Vs. Beard

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jun 20, 2005

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  10. Syllabus October Term, 2004 Rompilla V. Beard
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  11. a federal habeas petition. The District Court found that the State Supreme Court had unreasonably applied Strickland v. Washington
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  12. evidence from Rompilla, certain family members, and three mental health experts. The court distinguished Wiggins v. Smith
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  13. Kennedy, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined. Rompilla v. Beard
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  14. Opinion of the Court Rompilla V. Beard
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  15. Supreme Court of the United States No. 04-5462 Ronald Rompilla, Petitioner V. Jeffrey
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  16. and sentenced Rompilla to death. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania affirmed both conviction and sentence. Commonwealth v. Rompilla
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  17. possibilities of a mitigation case, and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the denial of relief. Commonwealth v. Rompilla
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  18. inadequate representation. The District Court found that the State Supreme Court had unreasonably applied Strickland v. Washington
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  19. s own description of an unexceptional background. Rompilla v. Horn
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  20. A divided Third Circuit panel reversed. Rompilla v. Horn
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  21. s case from Wiggins v. Smith
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  22. to tell them what records might be useful. The Third Circuit denied rehearing en banc by a vote of 6 to 5. Rompilla v. Horn
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  23. s resolution of his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington
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  24. supra, at 520 (quoting Williams v. Taylor
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  25. quoting Williams v. Taylor
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  26. counsel may draw a line when they have good reason to think further investigation would be a waste. See Wiggins v. Smith
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  27. U. S., at 524 (quoting Strickland v. Washington
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  28. s efforts were enough to free them from any obligation to enquire further. Commonwealth v. Rompilla
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  29. and so we examine this element of the Strickland claim de novo , Wiggins v. Smith
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  30. Wiggins , 539 U. S., at 538 (quoting Williams v. Taylor
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  31. s other claim, under Simmons v. South
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  32. located in the prior conviction file, reasonable efforts would have led counsel to this information. Rompilla v. Beard
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  33. O'Connor, J., Concurring Rompilla V. Beard
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  34. s performance was unconstitutionally deficient under Strickland v. Washington
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  35. strategy instead would be to jettison that argument so as to focus on other, more promising issues. Cf. Yarborough v. Gentry
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  36. called for under our cases, Williams v. Taylor
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  37. U. S. 362 , 391 (2000), I join the opinion. Rompilla v. Beard
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  38. Kennedy, J., Dissenting Rompilla V. Beard
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  39. his body had been set on fire. Substantial evidence linked Rompilla to the crime. See generally Commonwealth v. Rompilla
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  40. s 1974 conviction for rape, burglary, and theft. See Commonwealth v. Rompilla
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  41. U. S., at 688. See also Wiggins v. Smith
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  42. U. S. 63 , 75 (2003) (citing Williams v. Taylor
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  43. Commonwealth v. Rompilla
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  44. d). Holland v. Jackson
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  45. Ronald Rompilla, Petitioner V. Jeffrey
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  46. Rompilla v. Horn
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  47. Williams v. Taylor
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  48. See Wiggins v. Smith
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  49. Simmons v. South
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  50. Cf. Yarborough v. Gentry
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