reasoned-state-court-opinion

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24-5163 Thomas Leo Springs v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction Eighth Circuit 2024-07-29 Denied Relisted (2)IFP aedpa-deference capital-punishment habeas-corpus habeas-corpus-review impeachment-evidence ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel reasoned-state-court-opinion state-court-review strickland-prejudice strickland-standard (1) Whether a federal court applying AEDPA deference to a reasoned state court opinion may ignore the explanation provided by the state court and inst…