Brief filed: 08/14/2015
Documents
Reddy v. Kelly
6th Circuit Court of Appeals; Case No. 2014-4002
Prior Decision
Decision below 2014 WL 4472614 (N.D.Ohio Sept. 10, 2014).
Argument(s)
The state court did not adjudicate Mr. Reddy’s ineffective assistance claim on the merits. The nature of PTSD supports the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter. Any objective standard of reasonableness requires trial counsel to investigate and present evidence of known mental health disorders that are relevant to key issues in the case.
Author(s)
Rachel B. Funk and Stephen M. Byers, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC; Katharine F. Barach, Crowell & Moring LLP, San Francisco, CA; Candace Crouse, Pinales Stachler Young, Burrell & Crouse Co., LPA, Cincinnati, OH.