Robert Madrid Salazar v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

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• noting that a federal circuit court decision, “even if compelling and well- reasoned, cannot satisfy the clearly established federal law requirement under § 2254(d)(1)”
• construing Texas Rule 606(b) in conjunction with federal law and precedent, no Supreme Court precedent obligates state courts to admit testimony from jurors concerning their internal deliberations
• “[A] decision by this court or one of our sister circuits, even if compelling and well-reasoned, cannot satisfy the clearly established federal law requirement under § 2254(d)(1).”

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