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Habeas Hints: Overcoming Post-Conviction IAC
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2005
by Kent A. Russell
Habeas Hints
Filed under:
Attorneys,
Appointment of Counsel,
Attorney Misconduct,
Malpractice (Attorneys),
Complaints,
Limitations,
Habeas Corpus.
Location:
United States of America.
by Kent A. Russell
This column provides "habeas hints" to prisoners who are considering or handling habeas corpus petitions as their own attorneys ("in pro per"). The focus of the column is habeas corpus practice under the AEDPA, the 1996 habeas corpus law which now governs habeas corpus ...
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