Petition of the day
The petition of the day is:
Chappell v. Gonzales
Docket: 11-1397
Issue(s): Whether, when a state court’s rejection of a claim on the
merits was reasonable under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1), Cullen v. Pinholster requires that the claim be denied, or whether a federal court may stay the proceedings in order to permit the petitioner to present to the state court additional allegations of fact in support of the
claim.
Certiorari stage documents:
Recommended Citation: Ben Cheng, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 7, 2012, 11:05 PM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/08/petition-of-the-day-319/





