Gonzalez, Mark Anthony

Summary

The court denied habeas relief on all seven claims arising from Applicant's capital-murder conviction and death sentence. It held Claim 1 procedurally barred, rejected the guilt-phase investigation and other ineffective-assistance claims on the merits, and concluded that any deficiency in the mitigation investigation did not prejudice the defense. The court also rejected the jury-impeachment claim concerning allegedly withheld evidence about a prosecution witness. Parker, J., concurring, agreed that Applicant suffered no prejudice but would also have found that counsel's performance was not deficient.