Willie Sampson v. Jack Palmer

We stumble over the same stone yet again. In reversing the Nevada Supreme Court’s denial of habeas relief following a two-day evidentiary hearing, our court ignores the deferential provisions of the An-titerrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AÉDPA), Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214 (codified as amended at 28 *479U.S.C. § 2241 et seq.). Because the majority impermissibly substitutes its own opinion for the Nevada Supreme Court’s finding of no prejudice under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984), I respectfully dissent.

The issue before us is…