Kevin Turner v. Christopher Artuz

By order of this Court dated July 10, 2000, petitioner-appellant Kevin Turner was denied authorization to file a successive habeas petition raising two claims— that the prosecution (1) displayed to the jury inflammatory photos of the victims, and (2) vouched on summation for the truthfulness of a witness-which had been raised in a prior petition and were dismissed as proeedurally forfeited. The denial was held in abeyance, however, and the parties were directed to brief the following issues:

(A) Whether the dismissal of a claim on the ground of procedural default is an adjudication on the…