GRAY v. EPPS

No. 09-70021.

616 F.3d 436 (2010)

Rodney GRAY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Christopher B. EPPS, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 18, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Michael Priest, Jr., Gill, Ladner & Priest, P.L.L.C., Thomas E. Royals, Royals & Mayfield, Jackson, MS, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Marvin Luther White, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, MS, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Rodney Gray ("Gray"), convicted of capital murder in Mississippi and sentenced to death, appeals the district court's denial of federal habeas relief. Gray contends that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to investigate and present mitigating evidence during the sentencing phase of trial. Concluding that the state court's adjudication of Gray's claims was not an unreasonable application of clearly established...

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