Supreme Court· 11/4/2002

Early v. Packer

Citations

537 U.S. 3
123 S. Ct. 362
154 L. Ed. 2d 263
2002 U.S. LEXIS 8314

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ruling that the state court decided the petitioner’s claim on the merits even though it referenced only a California rule of criminal procedure
holding that state court need not be aware of nor cite relevant Supreme Court cases, as long as the reasoning and decision do not contradict the applicable law
holding that state 2 court is not required to cite U.S. Supreme Court cases, or even be aware of them, to avoid 3 its decision being “contrary to” U.S. Supreme Court precedent
explaining that failure to cite to Supreme Court law does not automatically result in a decision that is \contrary to\ established federal law under AEDPA
noting that a “merely erroneous” state decision does not war- rant relief unless it is also “ ‘an unreasonable application’ of clearly established federal law” (emphasis in original)
explaining that state court decisions may be set aside only “if they are not merely erroneous, but an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law, or are based on an unreasonable determination of the facts”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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