Howell v. Trammell

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• holding attorney-client privilege standing alone is a rule of evidence, not a constitutional right
• holding attorney-client privilege standing alone is a rule of evidence, not a constitutional right
• holding the state court did not unreasonably reject petitioner’s Batson claim where petitioner failed to carry his burden of proving purposeful discrimination where the record was silent as to the relevant juror’s race
• “[S]tanding alone, the attorney-client privilege is merely a rule of evidence; it has not yet been held a constitutional right.”
• “[S]tanding alone, the attorney-client privilege is merely a rule of evidence; it has not yet been held a constitutional right.” (citation omitted)
• “The standards created by Strickland and § 2254(d) are both highly deferential, and when the two apply in tandem, review is doubly so.”

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