Opinion ID: 3019329
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Heading: Reports Prepared for Proceedings for Post-

Text: Conviction Relief In his state court proceedings for post-conviction relief, Shelton submitted two lengthy reports prepared by Pamela Taylor, a licensed clinical social worker. Taylor’s reports were the product of her detailed interviews with Shelton, Shelton’s mother, several of Shelton’s sisters, and a number of individuals who knew Shelton during his childhood and adolescence. Taylor also reviewed various other records, including records from the Family Court and Shelton’s schools, as well as reports prepared by Dr. Jeffrey Janofsky, a psychiatrist who examined Shelton in late 1995, and by Dr. David Schretlen, a psychologist who evaluated Shelton around the same time. Id. at -59. In her initial, ninety-eight page report, Taylor opined: Based upon my evaluation of [Mr. Shelton] and review of the Penalty Phase transcript of his trial, it is my opinion in relation to this trial that the Defense Council’s [sic] investigation and ensuing presentation of available mitigating evidence in this case [were] seriously deficient. As a result, mitigating factors were not adequately supported, nor fairly represented for the Court’s consideration. Id. at . In this regard, Taylor listed fourteen factors that she identified as mitigating: 26 1. Mother’s alcohol consumption during pregnancy with [Mr. Shelton]. 2. Dysfunctional rearing by alcoholic parents.