Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Miller
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 10, 2012No. 02-CV-3988 (NGG)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
NICHOLAS G. GARAUFIS, District Judge.
The court must decide the circumstances under which the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Cullen v. Pinholster, — U.S. -, 131 S.Ct. 1388, 179 L.Ed.2d 557 (2011), permits it to hold an evidentiary hearing to resolve a claim raised in a federal habeas petition that was previously adjudicated on the merits in state court. For the reasons that follow, Petitioner William Lopez is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on both his gateway claim of actual innocence and his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. With respect to the latter…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- House v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by7 opinions
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