Frank E. Adams v. Flora J. Holland, Warden

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• holding that under Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 39, a Tennessee prisoner exhausts a claim by raising it before the TCCA
• holding that a discretionary1 appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court is not required for federal exhaustion purposes under TSCR 39
• holding that federal courts must consider habeas petitions “in light of the full record”
• holding that federal courts must consider habeas petitions “in light of the full record”
• finding Rule 39 removed requirement that petitioner present claims to Tennessee Supreme Court to fully exhaust remedies
• vacating denial of a § 2254 petition where the record omitted the transcript of closing arguments from trial

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