· 10/3/1990
Arlester E. Scott v. Jim Jones and William L. Webster
Citations
- 915 F.2d 1188
- 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 17478
- 1990 WL 143207
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding “cumulative error does not call for habeas relief, as each habeas claim must stand or fall on its own” (citation omitted)
- rejecting cumulative error as a basis for habeas relief for ineffective assistance claims because \each habeas claim must stand or fall on its own.\
- `cumulative error does not call for habeas relief, as each habeas claim must stand or fall on its own'
- “cumulative error does not call for habeas relief, as each habeas claim must stand or fall on its own”
- “[S]tate law questions are not very often the basis of constitutional error under habeas review.”
- “The question of whether or not a chain of custody has been shown is one of state law”
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Judges: Arnold, Wollman, Gibson
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