The Court further held that the decision of counsel in defending a client facing the death penalty must be based either on a thorough investigation of all possible mitigating factors or on professional judgment providing sound reasons for limiting the investigation.
Failing that, it must be based on competent professional judgment providing sound reasons for limiting the investigation. The Court further held that the counsel's decision in defending a client facing the death penalty must be based on a thorough investigation of all possible mitigating factors.
The Court further held that the counsel's decision in defending a client facing the death penalty must be based on a thorough investigation of all possible mitigating factors. Failing that, it must be based on competent professional judgment providing sound reasons for limiting the investigation.
The Court further held that the counsel's decision in defending a client facing the death penalty must be based on a thorough investigation of all possible mitigating factors. Failing that, it must be based on competent professional judgment providing sound reasons for limiting the investigation.