Paul William Jordan v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections

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• ordinarily contested facts may not be decided on affidavits alone, absent other dispositive evidence in the record
• where state has held evidentiary hearing but material facts are not adequately developed, absent deliberate bypass by the petitioner, federal habeas court must hold an evidentiary hearing

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