June 28th, 2017

​US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Opinions
Trevino v. Davis

Docket: 15-70019
Opinion Date: June 27, 2017
Judge: Jerry E. Smith
Areas of Law: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief on petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel (IATC). The court held that, assuming counsel's performance was deficient, petitioner failed to show that he was prejudiced by the mitigation investigation of his trial counsel and therefore his IATC claim failed.