Justice ALITO, with whom THE CHIEF JUSTICE and Justice SCALIA join, dissenting from denial of certiorari.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
The Court of Appeals granted habeas relief in this case after concluding that a state trial judge unconstitutionally coerced the jury by commenting and offering an opinion on the evidence. Because that decision cannot be reconciled with the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), see...
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