Bell v. Cone, No. 01-400 (U.S. Supreme Court) (535 U.S. 685; 122 S.Ct. 1843) (May 28, 2002) (Justice Rehnquist)
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published in Punch and Jurists
May 06, 2002
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Here, by a vote of 8 to 1, the Court reversed the grant of habeas relief to a capital defendant whose counsel did nothing at his original hearing, principally on the grounds that the lower court applied the wrong standard of review (Cronic vs. Strickland).
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