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· 8/16/2012

Robert Jones, Jr. v. Charles Ryan

Citations

  • 691 F.3d 1093
  • 2012 WL 3517610
  • 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 17210

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that it is “obvious that the failure of an attorney to raise a meritless claim is 23 not prejudicial”
  • holding false evidence was not material where there was “overwhelming evidence of guilt unrelated” to false evidence
  • “It should be obvious that the failure of an 13 attorney to raise a meritless claim is not prejudicial.”
  • “It should be obvious that the 19 failure of an attorney to raise a meritless claim is not prejudicial.”
  • “Arizona Rule 8 of Criminal Procedure 32.2(a)(3) is independent of federal law and has been regularly and 9 consistently applied, so it is adequate to bar federal review of a claim.”
  • “To prevail on a due process claim based on the presentation of false evidence, a petitioner must show that (1) the testimony (or evidence) was actually false, (2) the prosecution knew or should have known that the testimony was actually false, and (3

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Judges: Gould, Tallman, Bea

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