Michael Brizendine v. Philip Parker

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OPINION filed : We therefore AFFIRM the district court in part, REVERSE in part, and REMAND for the limited purpose of holding an evidentiary hearing on whether (1) trial counsel s failure to investigate was constitutionally defective, and (2) whether that deficiency prejudiced Brizendine, decision not for publication. Eric L. Clay, Ronald Lee Gilman and Richard Allen Griffin (AUTHORING), Circuit Judges.

Case: 12-6564

Document: 84-1

Filed: 03/25/2016

Page: 1

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
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POTTER STEWART U.S. COURTHOUSE
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Deborah S. Hunt
Clerk

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Filed: March 25, 2016

Mr. David Bryan Abner
Office of the Attorney General
of Kentucky
1024 Capital Center Drive
Suite 200
Frankfort, KY 40601
Mr. Eric Sandberg-Zakian
Covington & Burling
850 Tenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Re: Case No. 12-6564, Michael Brizendine v. Philip Parker
Originating Case No. : 3:11-cv-00180
Dear Counsel:
The Court issued the enclosed Opinion today in this case.
Sincerely yours,
s/Jeanine R. Hance
Case Manager
Direct Dial No. 513-564-7037
cc: Ms. Vanessa L. Armstrong
Mr. Benjamin Conrad Block
Enclosure
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