Fernando Eros Caro v. Jeanne Woodford, Warden

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2002-02-19

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FERGUSON, Circuit Judge. A little explanation can go a long way. In this case, it might have made the difference between life and death. But, because trial counsel for Fernando Eros Caro failed to investigate and present evidence *1250 of the impact that exposure to neurotoxi-cants and child abuse had on his brain, the penalty phase jury was deprived of this critica…

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