Hovey v. Woodward, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. August 11, 2006)(counsel's failure to investigate defendant's mental condition at the time of offense and to adequately prepare expert witness sufficiently undermined confidence in verdict so as to require reversal of sentence, where counsel failed to provide crucial psychiatric records to testifying expert, and failed to give him information regarding an unrelated offense, which made the expert look "ill-prepared and foolish.").
jurisdiction:
Ninth Circuit