Mackle Vincent Shelton v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

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• finding that the district court applied an improper legal standard for federal habeas review
• “[A]n adjudication on the merits is best defined as any state court decision that does not rest solely on a state procedural bar and . . . deference is presumed unless the state court clearly states that its decision was based solely on a state procedural rule.”

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