Johnny Taylor, Jr. v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, and Harry Lee, Sheriff

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• noting that “the failure to present a particular line of argument or evidence is presumed to have been the result of strategic choice”
• affirming the district court’s denial of a certificate of probable cause
• “[T]he failure to present a particular line of argument or evidence is presumed to have been the result of strategic choice.”
• “[T]he failure to present a particular line of argument or evidence is presumed to have been the result of strategic choice.”
• habeas petitioner not allowed hearing based solely upon silence of his attorney at sentencing hearing; such silence alone does not overcome presumption that trial conduct is the product of reasoned strategy decisions

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