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BURGER v. KEMP

No. 86-5375.

483 U.S. 776 (1987)

BURGER v. KEMP, WARDEN

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 1987

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Nursey argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Millard C. Farmer.

William B. Hill, Jr., Senior Assistant Attorney General of Georgia, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Marion O. Gordon, First Assistant Attorney General, and Susan v. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General.

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

A jury in the Superior Court of Wayne County, Georgia, found petitioner Christopher Burger guilty of murder and sentenced him to death on January 25, 1978. In this habeas corpus proceeding, he contends that he was denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel because his lawyer labored under a conflict of interest and failed to make an adequate investigation of the possibly mitigating circumstances...

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