Fifth Circuit· 8/21/1996

West v. Johnson

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92 F.3d 1385
1996 WL 470781

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holding that hearings not required when the existing record is adequate to evaluate the claims
concluding that affidavit filed by § 2254 petitioner did not establish either deficient performance or prejudice
noting that petitioner 23 cited no authority for the proposition that application of a state corpus delicti rule is 24 constitutionally mandated
rejecting Brady claim that prosecution withheld evidence suggesting that defendant fabricated his confession because defendant \knew whether or not he had taken the necklace\
rejecting Brady claim that prosecution withheld evidence suggesting that defendant fabricated his confession because defendant \knew whether or not he had taken the necklace\
rejecting Brady claim that prosecution withheld evidence suggesting that defendant fabricated his confession because defendant \knew whether or not he had taken the necklace\

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Judges: Politz, Garwood, Jones

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