Sinopsis
Provides a comprehensive overview of the essential principles of federal habeas corpus and related remedies, with an emphasis on the dramatic changes brought about by the AEDPA. A great starting point for legal research, providing a broad overview of federal postconviction principles. Discusses the various statutory and jurisdictional requirements to obtaining federal review of state and federal criminal convictions. Instructs on the primary bars to obtaining habeas relief, including exhaustion of state remedies, the one-year statute of limitations, procedural defaults, and non-retroactivity principles. Addresses the process of adjudicating the merits of claims, including application of the deferential review standards imposed by AEDPA. Examples are used throughout the book to illustrate concepts discussed.
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