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Chappell v. Gonzales

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 1, 2012.

Docket No.11-1397
Op. Below9th Cir.

Issue

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.

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