Jeffrey Henry Caldwell v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division’s Empirical Analysis

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13 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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1. “(1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or (2) resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ogan v. Cockrell · Woods v. Cockrell

2. “[T]he State has a substantial and legitimate interest in taking petitioner’s life as punishment for his crime.... [T]he only question raised is not whether, but when, his execution may take place. This question is important, but it is not comparable to the antecedent question whether petitioner should be executed at all. It follows that this Court’s decisions imposing heightened procedural requirements on capital trials and sentencing proceedings ... do not apply in this context. 20”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 555 F. App'x 335 - Suzanne Basso v. William Stephens, Director