Does AEDPA bar defendants from using federal habeas corpus review as a vehicle to second-guess the reasonable decisions of state courts?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Al Khafaji v. Paramo, Civil No. 12cv2850-WQH (PCL) (S.D. Cal. 2013):
"AEDPA prevents defendants -- and federal courts -- from using federal habeas corpus review as a vehicle to second-guess the reasonable decisions of state courts." Renico v. Lett, 559 U.S. 766, 130 S.Ct. 1855, 1866 (2010). "By its terms 2254(d) bars relitigation of any claim 'adjudicated on the merits' in state court, subject only to the exceptions in 2254(d)(1) and (d)(2)." Richter, 562 U.S. ___, 131 S.Ct. at 784.
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