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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sentencing |
| Title: | Rompilla v. Beard |
| Date: | 06/20/05 |
| Case Number: | 04-5462 |
| Summary: | Even when a capital defendant and his family members have suggested that no mitigating evidence is available, his lawyer is bound to make reasonable efforts to obtain and review material that counsel knows the prosecution will probably rely on as evidence of aggravation at the trial's sentencing phase. |