state-postconviction-proceedings
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-6238 | Donald Broadnax v. John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections | Eleventh Circuit | 2021-11-10 | Denied | IFP | AEDPA aedpa-deference due-process federal-habeas-corpus hearsay hearsay-evidence ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel postconviction-relief state-evidentiary-rules state-postconviction-proceedings | Alabama prohibits a state postconviction petitioner from introducing hearsay to prove a penalty phase ineffective assistance of counsel claim. By cont… |