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WILLIAMS v. ALLEN

No. 08-11905.

598 F.3d 778 (2010)

Jason O. WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard F. ALLEN, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 4, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Scott, Barry S. Alberts, Catherine M. Masters, John C. Martin, Neil Lloyd (all Court-Appointed), Schiff Hardin, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Beth Jackson Hughes, Montgomery, AL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, BLACK and WILSON, Circuit Judges.

WILSON, Circuit Judge:

Jason Oric Williams, an Alabama death row inmate, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus ("petition"), filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court granted a certificate of appealability ("COA") on the sole issue of whether Williams' counsel rendered ineffective assistance by: (1) presenting an invalid defense under Alabama law; (2) failing to sufficiently argue a voluntary intoxication...

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