Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Ex Parte Spencer Ojeifo Imoudu, Applicant

June 3, 20092009 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 730

Summary

The Court granted the applicant's habeas corpus petition, holding that his counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate a possible insanity defense and that the applicant was prejudiced by that error; a dissent argued the majority erred in finding counsel ineffective and prejudice shown.