PORTER v. McCOLLUM

No. 08-10537.

130 S.Ct. 447 (2009)

558 U.S. 30

George PORTER, Jr., Petitioner, v. Bill McCOLLUM, Attorney General of Florida, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

November 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda McDermott, Wilton Manors, FL, for petitioner.

Kenneth S. Nunnelley, Daytona Beach, FL, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Petitioner George Porter is a veteran who was both wounded and decorated for his active participation in two major engagements during the Korean War; his combat service unfortunately left him a traumatized, changed man. His commanding officer's moving description of those two battles was only a fraction of the mitigating evidence that his counsel failed to discover or present during the penalty phase of his trial in 1988.

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