Willie Walker v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Willie Walker, a Florida state prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habe-as petition, raising ineffective-assistance-of-counsel, double jeopardy, and Confrontation Clause claims. Because we conclude that the state court properly and reasonably applied the relevant Supreme Court case law, we affirm the denial of habeas relief.

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Walker filed a pro se § 2254 habeas petition, alleging multiple errors in his state criminal trial. Relevant to our review, Walker argued that his trial counsel was constitutionally deficient under Strickland v.…