Anthony Thomas v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

This case asks us to traverse the knotty terrain at the intersection of the Antiterrorism *565 and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA"), double jeopardy, and ineffective assistance of counsel. We are called upon to review the lower court's decision to grant habeas relief; we will reverse that decision and deny the petitioner's request for relief.

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Charged with aggravated burglary in Louisiana state court in 1998, Anthony Thomas was only convicted of attempted aggravated burglary, an implied acquittal of aggravated burglary. With the conviction for…