Lonnie Weeks, Jr. v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections

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• holding that the AEDPA standard of review applies even where the state court has given no indication of how it reached its decision
• holding that Rule 5:25—which is virtually identical to Rule 5A:18—is an independent and adequate procedural ground
• holding that the AEDPA standard of review applies even where the state court has given no indication of how it reached its decision
• noting that a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in a state habeas proceeding does not merit federal habeas relief
• stating, “[wjhere ... the state supreme court has adjudicated a claim on the merits but has given no indication of how it reached its decision, a federal habeas court must still apply the AEDPA standards of review”
• “when a petitioner’s claim rests solely upon an interpretation of state case law and statutes, it is not cognizable on federal habeas review.”

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