Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 11/23/2005

Hunt v. State

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940 So. 2d 1041
2005 WL 2046326

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concluding that although the case relied on by the circuit court in holding that Hunt's claims were time barred had since been overruled, the circuit court’s alternative grounds supported its denial of relief
Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), does not apply retroactively to cases on collateral review
Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), does not apply retroactively to cases on collateral review
“The standard of review this Court uses in evaluating the rulings made by the trial court is whether the trial court abused its discretion.”
\ '[T]he mere existence of a potential alternative defense theory is not enough to establish ineffective assistance based on counsel's failure to present that theory' \ (quoting Rosario-Dominguez v. United States, 353 F. Supp. 2d 500, 513 (S.D.N.Y. 2005))
\ '[T]he mere existence of a potential alternative defense theory is not enough to establish ineffective assistance based on counsel's failure to present that theory.' \ (Quoting Rosario-Dominguez v. United States, 353 F. Supp. 2d 500, 513 (S.D.N.Y. 2005))

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