Nims v. Ault’s Empirical Analysis
251 F.3d 698 · 2001
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (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 · Slack v. McDaniel · Rose v. Lundy · McCleskey v. Zant · Ford v. Wainwright
Most-quoted passages
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“[a] key factor in determining whether a petition should be considered 'second or successive' is whether a prior petition has been adjudicated on the merits.” Nims v. Ault, 251 F.3d 698, 704-05 (8th Cir.2001)(citing Evans v. Smith, 220 F.3d 306, 325 (4th Cir.2000); Johnson v. United States, 196 F.3d 802, 805 (7th Cir.1999)); see also Felker v. Turpin, 518 U.S. 651, 664 , 116 S.Ct. 2333 , 135 L.Ed.2d 827 (1996) (explaining that the successive petition rule is”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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