Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Sheahan
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided May 1, 2018No. 9:15–CV–0896PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION...316
II. RELEVANT BACKGROUND...316
III. LEGAL STANDARDS...317
A. AEDPA Standard of Review...317
B. Exhaustion and Procedural Default... 318
C. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel...319
IV. DISCUSSION...320
A. Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel...320
1. Failure to Object to Leading Questions and Bolstering Testimony...321
a. Leading Questions...321
b. Bolstering...322
2. Failure to Argue a Violation of the Ex Post Facto Clause...323
3. Failure to Object to the Scope of Expert Witness's Testimony...324
4. Failure to Interview and/or Call Certain Prospective…
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