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Type
Concurrence
Filed
Nov. 9, 2009
Case
Bobby v. Van Hook
Case status
Decided

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Justice Alito, concurring. I join the Court’s per curiam opinion but emphasize my understanding that the opinion in no way suggests that the American Bar Association’s Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases (rev. ed. 2003) (2003 Guidelines or ABA Guidelines) have spe*14cial relevance in determin…

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Other writings in this case

TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion Not attributed Nov. 9, 2009
Opinion of the Court Per curiam Nov. 9, 2009