Legal Opinion
Wood v. Allen
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 20, 2010No. 08-9156PublishedCited by 1,345 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sotomayor
The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 contains two provisions governing federal-court review of state-court factual findings. Under 28 U. S. C. § 2254(d)(2), a federal court may not grant a state prisoner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus based on a claim already adjudicated on the merits in state court unless that adjudication “resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.” Under § 2254(e)(1), “a determination of a factual issue made by a State court shall be…
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