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RHODE v. HALL

No. 08-16960.

582 F.3d 1273 (2009)

Brandon RHODE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Hilton HALL, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 17, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Dunn and Brian S. Kammer (Court-Appointed), GA Resource Ctr., Atlanta, GA, for Rhode.

Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, GA Law Dept., Atlanta, GA, for Hall.

Before CARNES, HULL and WILSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Brandon Rhode, a Georgia death row inmate, appeals from the district court's denial of his federal habeas corpus petition. The court granted a certificate of appealability ("COA") as to Rhode's claim of ineffective penalty phase investigation and presentation of mitigation evidence by his trial counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the district court's denial of Rhode's petition.

I. BACKGROUND

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