No. 24-797

Scott Speer, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center, et al. v. Jeffrey Weller, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit

Docketed: 2025-01-27

Status: Denied

Type: Paid

Tags: aedpa-standard federal-review habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ninth-circuit-review state-court-adjudication

Latest Conference: 2025-02-28

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the state courts adjudicated the merits of the claim for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) when the state courts expressly cited to this Court's controlling precedent to deny the claim on collateral review.

2. Whether the Ninth Circuit failed to comply with 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2) when it authorized an evidentiary hearing without applying the requirements of that statute.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the state courts adjudicated the merits of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) when expressly citing controlling Supreme Court precedent to deny the claim on collateral review