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PETERKA v. McNEIL

No. 07-12363.

532 F.3d 1199 (2008)

Daniel Jon PETERKA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Walter A. McNEIL, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 2, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda McDermott (Court-Appointed), McClain & McDermott, P.A., Wilton Manors, FL, for Peterka.

Charmaine M. Millsaps, Tallahassee, FL, for McNeil.

Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, and ANDERSON and DUBINA, Circuit Judges.

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Daniel Jon Peterka appeals the district court's denial of his federal habeas petition in this death penalty case. According to the certificate of appealability that we issued, the sole question on appeal is whether Peterka's trial counsel were ineffective at the penalty phase.1 Peterka argues that his penalty-phase counsel were ineffective for failing to investigate and present three types of potentially mitigating...

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