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ADEKEYE v. DAVIS

No. 17-20040.

938 F.3d 678 (2019)

Adedji O. ADEKEYE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed September 13, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Candice Leigh Rucker , Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, L.L.P., Birmingham, AL, Michael James Bentley, Esq. , Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, L.L.P., Jackson, MS, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Craig William Cosper , Assistant Attorney General, Casey Leigh Jackson Solomon , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Eric A. White , Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before CLEMENT, HAYNES, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.

In this federal habeas action, Adedji Adekeye claims his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was violated because his trial attorney failed to conduct a sufficient pretrial investigation. But Adekeye fails to allege what a sufficient investigation would...

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