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VIRGINIA v. LeBLANC

No. 16-1177.

137 S.Ct. 1726 (2017)

582 U.S. 91

VIRGINIA, et al., v. Dennis LeBLANC.

Supreme Court of United States.

June 12, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Herring , Attorney General of Virginia, Trevor S. Cox , Deputy Solicitor General, Matthew R. McGuire , Assistant Solicitor General, Stuart A. Raphael , Solicitor General, Office of the Virginia Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, Reply Brief in Support of Certiorari.

Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), a state prisoner is eligible for federal habeas relief if the underlying state court merits ruling was "contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law" as determined by this Court. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1). In this case, the...

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