Cook v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic Prison, No. 10-13334 (11th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, convicted of two counts of malice murder and two counts of felony murder, was sentenced to death and subsequently appealed the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition. Petitioner was granted a certificate of appealability on three issues: (1) whether petitioner's trial counsel failed to conduct an adequate investigation and presentation of mitigation evidence during the penalty phase of the trial; (2) whether trial counsel failed to prepare adequately petitioner's father to testify during the penalty phase; and (3) whether the trial court improperly admitted inculpatory statements petitioner made to his father. Given the record and Supreme Court precedent, Georgia's high court decision on the issues was reasonable. Therefore, the court affirmed the district court's order denying the habeas petition.
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