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Changed Science Writs And State Habeas Relief, Valena Beety
Changed Science Writs And State Habeas Relief, Valena Beety
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For decades now, the 1996 federal Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) has limited the scope and influence of federal courts in post-conviction case review, forcing convicted individuals to rely instead on state habeas proceedings for conviction relief. Due in large part to the 2009 National Academy of Sciences Report, petitions for conviction relief increasingly include challenges to the government’s scientific evidence at trial. These petitions analyze that evidence by comparing the trial evidence to the advancement of scientific findings and scientific knowledge in the years since the trial. State habeas petitions thus provide an avenue for relief from …
Right Problem; Wrong Solution, Joseph L. Hoffmann, Nancy J. King
Right Problem; Wrong Solution, Joseph L. Hoffmann, Nancy J. King
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Habeas After The Revolution, Joseph L. Hoffmann, William J. Stuntz
Habeas After The Revolution, Joseph L. Hoffmann, William J. Stuntz
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The Supreme Court's New Vision Of Federal Habeas Corpus For State Prisoners, Joseph L. Hoffmann
The Supreme Court's New Vision Of Federal Habeas Corpus For State Prisoners, Joseph L. Hoffmann
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Grounds For Relief Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255: A Suggested Standard, Patrick L. Baude
Grounds For Relief Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255: A Suggested Standard, Patrick L. Baude
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