Hughes v. Dretke

How courts have described this case

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• applying 5 Strickland analysis to claim that counsel were presumptively ineffective because they did 6 not meet state standard for representation of capital defendants
• “the Supreme Court has never held that the federal constitution requires a state to prove an extraneous offense beyond a reasonable doubt”
• “Because we are barred by Teague from extending Mills, no clearly established federal law calls into doubt the Texas death penalty statute.”
• Stone bar “applies to all claims arising under the Fourth Amendment,” including challenges to arrest
• \Meritless claims or claims that are not prejudicial [or claims that are procedurally barred] cannot be cumulated.\ (alteration in original) (quoting Westley v. Johnson, 83 F.3d 714 , 726 (5th Cir. 1996) )
• “Meritless claims or claims that are not prejudicial [or claims that are procedurally barred] cannot be cumulated.” (alteration in original) (quoting Westley v. Johnson, 83 F.3d 714, 726 (5th Cir. 1996))

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