Johnson v. Williams
Case Details
- Case No.: 11-465
- Jurisdiction: United States Supreme Court
Key Topics in the Case
Documents
Prior Decision
Decision below Williams v. Cavazos, 646 F.3d 626 (9th Cir. 2011).
Argument(s)
AEDPA does not restrict habeas review of a properly presented federal claim that the state courts overlooked and ignored. If a state court issued an opinion that failed to address a properly presented federal claim, a habeas court should not presume that the claim was nonetheless adjudicated. Contrary to the warden’s alternative argument, the adjudication of a state-law claim does not adjudicate a factually related, but omitted, federal-law claim.
Author(s)
C. Kevin Marshall, Yaakov M. Roth, and Jennifer M. Bradley, Jones Day, Washington, DC; David M. Porter, Sacramento, CA.
