McLAUGHLIN v. PRECYTHE

No. 18-3510.

9 F.4th 819 (2021)

Scott McLAUGHLIN, Petitioner-Appellee v. Anne L. PRECYTHE, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent E. Gipson , LAW OFFICE OF KENT GIPSON, Kansas City, MO, Laurence E. Komp , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, Kansas City, MO, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Scott McLaughlin, Pro Se.

Caroline Marie Coulter , Gregory Michael Goodwin , Stephen David Hawke , Michael Joseph Spillane , Assistant Attorneys General, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before SHEPHERD, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Scott McLaughlin filed this habeas action alleging (1) he received ineffective assistance of sentencing counsel when his lawyer failed to investigate potential impeachment evidence of his own expert witness; and (2) his death sentence was unconstitutional due to flaws in the jury instructions. The district court agreed and...

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