482 F. Supp. 2d 658 - McLeod v. Peguese’s Empirical Analysis
2007
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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 Brady v. State of Maryland · Miller-El v. Cockrell Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division · Kyles v. Whitley · Grupo Mexicano Desarrollos v. Alliance Bond Fund Inc · Taylor v. Maddox
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“this court is not persuaded that the state court’s findings, and in particular its determinations of credibility of the witnesses, can be called “unreasonable” by a “clear and convincing” standard in light of the entirety of the evidence presented in the state court proceedings .... As the fact finder, the state court weighed the credibility of the witnesses, and undertook to resolve the many conflicts in the evidence. After considering all the testimonial and documentary evidence presented, the state court concluded that LaFoille’s testimony, as supported by that of his supervisor Edgar, was more credible than, and should .be weighed more significantly than, that of Clark.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“(2) A claim presented in a second or successive habeas corpus application under section 2254 that was not presented in a prior application shall be dismissed unless— (B) (i) the factual predicate for the claim could not have been discovered previously through the exercise of due diligence; and (ii) the facts underlying the claim, if proven and viewed in light of the evidence as a whole, would be sufficient to establish by clear and convincing evidence that, but for constitutional error, no reasonable factfinder would have found the applicant guilty of the underlying offense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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