Delvin White v. Jane Coplan, Warden, New Hampshire State Prison

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• concluding that the evidence was considerably more powerful than general credibility evidence where the past accusations bore a marked resemblance to the accusers' allegations against the defendant
• concluding that the evidence was considerably more powerful than general credibility evidence where the past accusations bore a marked resemblance to the accusers’ allegations against the defendant
• explaining that a federal habeas court may “infer that the federal claim was considered if the state court rejects a counterpart state claim and then cites to a case holding that the federal constitution provides no greater protection”
• concluding “demonstrably false” requirement unconstitutional as applied
• “If the prior accusations were false, it suggests a pattern and a pattern suggests an underlying motive . . . .”
• “If the prior accusations were false, it suggests a pattern and a pattern suggests an underlying motive . ...”

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