LUCAS v. WARDEN

No. 13-11909.

771 F.3d 785 (2014)

Daniel Anthony LUCAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. WARDEN, GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION PRISON, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Blickenstaff , Schiff Hardin , LLP, Chicago, IL, Elisabeth Carey-Davis , The Law Office of Lisa Carey-Davis, Bozeman, MT, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Dana Elizabeth Weinberger , Beth Attaway Burton , Sabrina Graham , Georgia Department of Law, Atlanta, GA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before HULL, MARCUS, and WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judges.


MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

Daniel Anthony Lucas was sentenced to death for his role in the murders of three members of the Moss family during a botched burglary and robbery. He appeals the district court's denial of his federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Five claims are certified to us. On none is he entitled to relief.

First, Lucas argues that his counsel were ineffective for failing to investigate and present evidence...

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