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BASSETT v. STATE

No. 71130.

541 So.2d 596 (1989)

Theodore BASSETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 12, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven H. Malone, Sp. Appointed Representative, Office of the Capital Collateral Representative, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and W. Brian Bayly, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Theodore Bassett, a prisoner under a sentence of death, appeals a denial of post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850.1 We deny relief regarding the guilt phase of Bassett's trial but find the failure of Bassett's trial counsel to investigate and obtain critical background and educational information mandates relief in the penalty phase, and we remand this cause for new sentencing proceedings...

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