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HAWKINS v. COYLE

Nos. 05-4032, 05-4049.

547 F.3d 540 (2008)

Shawn L. HAWKINS, Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Ralph COYLE, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Charles L. Wille, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Anthony G. Covatta, Jr., Drew & Ward Co., LPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Charles L. Wille, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Anthony G. Covatta, Jr., Robert M. Smith, Drew & Ward Co., LPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: BATCHELDER, GIBBONS, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

Respondent Ralph Coyle, a warden, appeals the district court's order granting Shawn L. Hawkins a writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that, at sentencing, his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to conduct any investigation for mitigation purposes. Hawkins, in turn, appeals the district court's denial of habeas relief on all other grounds asserted in his Amended...

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