Clark v. Peyton’s Empirical Analysis
1968
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
October 1974
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Fay v. Noia · Faust v. North Carolina · Harrison v. Boles · Thomas v. Virginia
Most-quoted passages
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“Even if we were to disagree [with the state court’s resolution of the issues raised], we could not intervene by habeas corpus, when the alleged errors are of a character that cannot reasonably be said to involve a deprivation of constitutional rights. Normally, the admissibility of evidence, the sufficiency of evidence, and instructions to the jury in state trials are matters of state law and procedure not involving federal constitutional issues. It is only in circumstances impugning fundamental fairness or infringing specific constitutional protections that a federal question is presented. The role of a federal habeas corpus petition is not to serve as an additional appeal.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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