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Contents
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Chapter 1 • The Great Writ 3
A. What Is Habeas Corpus? 3
B. When Is Habeas Corpus? 4
(1) The Stages of a Criminal Case 5
(2) The Three Phases of Review 5
C. Habeas in Context: The History and Evolution of the Writ 7
(1) The Origins of Habeas Corpus 8
(2) Habeas Corpus Recognized in the United States 8
Frank v. Mangum 9
Notes 15
(3) The Warren Era and the Habeas Trinity 15
Brown v. Allen 16
Notes 19
(4) The Anti-Warren Counter-Revolution 19
Finality in Criminal Law and Federal Habeas Corpus for State Prisoners 20
Notes 33
Chapter 2 • Introduction to AEDPA 35
A. When Do the Restrictions Announced in AEDPA Apply? 35
B. Statute of Limitations 36
Notes 37
C. 28 U.S.C. § 2254 38
Notes 41
(1) Making Sense of § 2254(d) 42
Williams v. Taylor 42
Notes 55
(2) "Clearly Established Federal Law" 56
Carey v. Musladin 56
Notes 60
(3) "Contrary to" and "Unreasonable Application of" 61
Woodford v. Visciotti 61
Notes 63
Chapter 3 • The Statute of Limitations 69
A. The One-Year Statute of Limitations 70
Notes 70
B. Statutory Tolling of the Statute of Limitations 72
Pace v. DiGuglielmo 72
Lawrence v. Florida 75
Notes 80
C. Equitable Tolling of the Statute of Limitations 81
Holland v. Florida 81
Notes 90
Chapter 4 • When Is a Claim Cognizable? 93
Carafas v. LaVallee 93
Notes 95
Sibron v. New York, Peters v. New York 96
Notes 99
Lane v. Williams 100
Notes 102
The Conviction That Keeps on Hurting— Drug Offenders and Federal Benefits 108
Chapter 5 • Types of Cognizable Claims 109
A. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel 109
Williams v. Taylor 109
Notes 114
Wiggins v. Smith 115
Notes 123
B. Withholding Exculpatory Evidence 125
Strickler v. Greene 126
Notes 134
C. Politics and Race 138
(1) Politics 139
A Broken System: Error Rates in Capital Cases, 1973-1995 139
A Broken System, Part II: Why There Is So Much Error in Capital Cases, and What Can Be Done About It 140
Notes 144
(2) Race 145
McCleskey v. Kemp 145
Notes 159
Miller-El v. Cockrell 160
Notes 174
Chapter 6 • Limiting Access to Federal Review 177
Stone v. Powell 177
Notes 183
Kimmelman v. Morrison 185
Notes 192
Withrow v. Williams 193
Notes 198
Chapter 7 • Innocence 201
Herrera v. Collins 202
Notes 211
Schlup v. Delo 215
Notes 222
House v. Bell 224
Notes 244
District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District v. Osborne 245
Notes 259
In re Troy Anthony Davis 263
Notes 266
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