Dean Nathan Campbell v. Donald T. Vaughn the District Attorney of the County of Delaware the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania

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• holding that state court's finding of historical fact that counsel informed petitioner of right to testify was not \unreasonable\ and petitioner was not entitled relief under S 2254(d)(2)
• holding that the presumption of correctness under the habeas statute also applies to implicit factual findings by the state court
• stating that if section 2254(e)(2) does not bar an evidentiary hearing, federal courts have discretion to grant a hearing with the potential to advance the petitioner's claim
• holding no hearing required where PCHA court made the necessary factual findings, and petitioner did not show clear evidence that those factual findings were incorrect
• stating that federal habeas courts are bound by the state courts implicit resolution of credibility disputes even though the state court did not make its findings of fact explicit.
• finding implicit credibility determination where Superior Court relied on the contested testimony to conclude that defendant did not demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel

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