Order
The petition for rehearing relies on Rompilla v. Beard, ___ U.S. ___, 125 S.Ct. 2456, 162 L.Ed.2d 360 (2005), which was issued about four weeks after our decision. According to Timberlake, Rompilla establishes that defense counsel in a capital case must evaluate potential mitigating evidence even when the accused informs counsel that no such evidence is available. That holding, Timberlake concludes, is incompatible with our decision.
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