Weaver Lee Hawkins, IV v. State of Alabama

How courts have described this case

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

• “The prosecutor's conduct was concealed; the conduct was intended to obtain a conviction, not to push the defendant into moving for a mistrial before verdict.”
• “While this policy argument might seem to have some debatable force, we can readily say that its conclusion is not compelled by [the relevant Supreme Court precedent].”
• “Our inquiry into what is clearly established federal law for AEDPA purposes must focus on the decisions of the Supreme Court. Clearly established federal law is not the case law of the lower federal courts, including this Court.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).