MOBLEY v. HEAD

No. 00-13980.

267 F.3d 1312 (2001)

Stephen A. MOBLEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frederick J. HEAD, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. Losch, Longview, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Beth Attaway, State Law Dept., Atlanta, GA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, BIRCH and BARKETT, Circuit Judges.


BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

Stephen A. Mobley appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in his death penalty case. Two issues were certified to us on appeal from the district judge's denial of habeas corpus relief: (1) whether Mobley was denied effective assistance of counsel through his attorney's use of a "genetic deficiency" defense, and (2) whether Mobley was denied due process and effective assistance of counsel because the Georgia...

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