Padilla v. Keane

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• exercising discretion under § 2254(b)(2) to dismiss meritless, unexhausted claims “[i]n the interest of judicial economy”
• “In effect, no prejudice exists when a plea agreement lessens the severity of the sentence defendant would face if convicted at trial.”
• “In effect, no prejudice exists when a plea agreement lessens the severity of the sentence defendant would face if convicted at trial.”
• “[W]here the defendant secured a significant strategic benefit by pleading guilty, courts are generally less likely to suspect an involuntary or misguided decision to plead.”
• interests in judicial economy warrant the dismissal of meritless, unexhausted claims
• interests in judicial economy warrant the dismissal of meritless, unexhausted claims

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