Court Overturns Death Sentence for Failure to Introduce Defendant's Mental Health History for Mitigation Purposes

In Saranchak v. Secretary , Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections , 802 F.3d 579 (3d Cir. 2015), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a death sentence on appeal from the district courtu0027s action on a petition for writ of habeas corpus claiming ineffective assistance of counsel during the guilt