NEAL v. PUCKETT

No. 99-60511.

286 F.3d 230 (2002)

Howard Monteville NEAL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Steve W. PUCKETT, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections; James Anderson, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James William Craig (argued), Phelps Dunbar, Jackson, MS, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Marvin L. White, Jr.(argued), Leslie S. Lee, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, MS, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, PARKER, DENNIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Howard Neal was sentenced to death by the state courts of Mississippi for the brutal rape and murder of his thirteen-year-old niece, Amanda Joy Neal. He also shot and killed his brother, Bobby Neal, and he raped and murdered his niece's fourteen-year-old friend, all during the same episode. He now seeks federal habeas corpus relief on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. Neal argues that his counsel failed to thoroughly investigate Neal's...

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