Stevens v. Horn’s Empirical Analysis
2006
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Witherspoon v. Illinois · Wiggins v. Smith, Warden · Wainwright v. Witt · William O'sullivan v. Darren Boerckel
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“Under these circumstances, we cannot easily attribute the absence of the proper colloquy in Hartling’s case to something unremembered about her demean- or. Indeed, it may be noteworthy that Hartling was the first potential juror, and the only juror to do so on the first day of voir dire, who told the trial judge that she had more qualms about the death penalty. This may suggest, if anything, that the trial judge’s failure to conduct proper follow-up questioning was an oversight, although one of constitutional proportions. The trial judge may simply have not yet well-thought out how he would handle a potential juror who expressed moral opposition to capital punishment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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