CA11: That state court’s 4A ruling was wrong isn’t ground for habeas relief

Habeas petitioner’s allegation state court decision on his Fourth Amendment claim was erroneous isn’t enough to get appellate review under Stone. CoA denied. Cisneros v. Sec’y, Dept. of Correction, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 30618 (11th Cir. Sept. 24, 2020).*

There is no basis for a CoA in this case. Reasonable jurists would not disagree that defense counsel wasn’t ineffective for not raising a Fourth Amendment claim on any of the grounds stated because they all would fail on the merits. Faison v. Superintendent Smithfield SCI, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 30643 (3d Cir. Aug. 11, 2020).*

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