Segundo v. Davis, No. 16-70001 (5th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CasePetitioner applied for a certificate of appealability (COA) to appeal the denial of his habeas petition, claiming that Martinez v. Ryan and Trevino v. Thaler entitled him to relief from his death sentence based on the ineffective assistance of his trial counsel (IATC) in failing to investigate and develop evidence of intellectual disability. The court concluded that, given trial counsel’s investigation and reliance on reasonable expert evaluations, petitioner cannot overcome the strong presumption that counsel’s representation fell within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance. Thus, the court held that petitioner fails to present a substantial IATC claim and the court denied the COA.
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