Tenth Circuit· 7/8/2009

Williams v. Jones

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571 F.3d 1086
2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 15125
2009 WL 1943471

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noting that when state court has not adjudicated claim on the merits federal habeas court reviews claim de novo
noting that “a COA is a jurisdictional prerequisite to a decision on the merits”
directing the district court to “impose a remedy that comes as close as possible to remedying the constitutional violation” where counsel rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance by threatening to withdraw if the defendant accepted a plea offer
granting § 2254 relief to defendant convicted at trial of first-degree murder who received ineffective assistance of counsel in rejecting plea offer that would have limited his exposure to ten years in prison
“Of course, a habeas petition may be denied despite a failure to exhaust. […] But it may not be granted unless exhaustion has occurred (or an exception to exhaustion applies) (citations omitted

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