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TAYLOR v. STEELE

No. 19-2763.

6 F.4th 796 (2021)

Leonard S. TAYLOR Petitioner-Appellant, v. Troy STEELE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 26, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Kent E. Gipson , of Kansas City, MO. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellant brief; Kevin L. Schriener , of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Katharine Dolin , AAG, of Jefferson City, MO.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, LOKEN and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Leonard S. Taylor claimed in a petition for a writ of habeas corpus that his trial counsel was ineffective for not providing closing argument during the penalty phase of his capital-murder trial. The district court1 denied relief.

Taylor, though advised otherwise, insisted that his trial counsel...

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