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finding counsel ineffective in failing to investigate the background of a codefendant where defense theory is that codefendant, who had dominated and coerced defendant, was responsible for the murders
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No. 86-5860.
September 4, 1987.
Richard E. Doran, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Miami, Fla., Peggy A. Quince, Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tampa, Fla., for respondent-appellant, cross-appellee.
Capital Collateral Representative, Mark Evan Olive, Tallahassee, Fla., Steven H. Malone, Sp. Appointed Asst. Representative, Office of Capital Collateral Representative, W. Palm Beach, Fla., for petitioner-appellee, cross-appellant.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Before FAY, ANDERSON and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED for the reasons stated in its Order Granting Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus of September 23, 1986. 667 F. Supp. 1456.