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Stirling v. Williams

Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2019

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-1495 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether a state court is objectively unreasonable, for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1), when it concludes that a capital defendant was not prejudiced by his counsel"s failure to introduce evidence that a federal habeas court concludes is a "double-edged sword" that might "indicate future dangerousness" and which counsel may well choose not to introduce in any further proceedings.