The state court\u2019s resolution of the consent to search issue was not an \u201cunreasonable application\u201d of precedent in a 2254 proceeding. \u201cIn order to overcome AEDPA’s standard of review, Petitioner must show that the state court’s decision \u2018cannot reasonably be justified under existing Supreme Court precedent[,]\u2019 … , and his general complaints about his attorney’s representation fall far short of meeting this burden. Furthermore, based on both the PCRA and Superior Court finding that Petitioner’s attorney had no basis to challenge Tuttle’s consent, Petitioner cannot show prejudice in that an omnibus pre-trial motion requesting suppression of evidence on this basis would have been successful. As such, he is not entitled to habeas relief on this ground.\u201d Stackhouse v. Coleman, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54845 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 30, 2019).*<\/p>\n
Defendant litigated his search issue on direct appeal, and he can\u2019t do it again in a 2255. Duval v. United States, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54857 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 30, 2019).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The state court\u2019s resolution of the consent to search issue was not an \u201cunreasonable application\u201d of precedent in a 2254 proceeding. \u201cIn order to overcome AEDPA’s standard of review, Petitioner must show that the state court’s decision \u2018cannot reasonably be … Continue reading