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Recent Cases, James H. Lokey, Jr., Stephen D. Goodwin, Charles L. Jarik
Recent Cases, James H. Lokey, Jr., Stephen D. Goodwin, Charles L. Jarik
Vanderbilt Law Review
Constitutional Law--Criminal Procedure-Circuits Split over Application of Stone v. Powell's "Opportunity for Full and Fair Litigation"
James H. Lokey, Jr.
In Stone v. Powell,' the third 1976 decision, the Supreme Court made a limited but distinct break with precedent. Stone held that a state prisoner may not be granted federal habeas relief on the ground that evidence obtained in an unconstitutional search and seizure was introduced at his trial as long as the state has provided an "opportunity for full and fair litigation" of his fourth amendment claim." The Court, as noted previously, did not define what kind of "opportunity" …