Williams v. Allen’s Empirical Analysis

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10 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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1. “[I]t is important to keep in mind that “in addition to the deference to counsel’s performance mandated by Strickland , the AEDPA adds another layer of deference — this one to a State court’s decision — when we are considering whether to grant federal habeas relief from a State court’s decision.” Thus, [a petitioner] not only has to satisfy the elements of the Strickland standard, but he must also show that the State “court applied Strickland to the facts of his case in an objectively unreasonable manner.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 89 F. Supp. 3d 1167 - Moody v. Thomas · 868 F. Supp. 2d 1224 - West v. Allen

2. ““[W]e have no evidence as to whether trial counsel investigated additional experts,, or why trial counsel chose not to •offer additional experts. ‘An ambiguous or silent record is not sufficient to disprove the strong .and continuing presumption , of counsel’s - competency. Therefore, where the . record is incomplete or..unclear about. [counsel]’s actions, we will , presume that he did what he,should have done,, and that he exercised reasonable professional judgment.’ Chandler v. United States, 218 F.3d [1305] at 1314 n. 15 [(11th Cir.2000)] (alteration in original), (citation and quo- • tation marks omitted). Because Williams has offered no evidence to support a conclusion that, trial counsel failed to conduct an investigation into additional experts, we presume Williams’ trial counsel exercised reasonable, professional judgment.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Walker v. State

3. “An application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court shall not be granted with respect to any claim that was adjudicated on the merits in State court proceedings unless the adjudication of the claim— (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[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Walker v. Hadi