KIMMELMAN v. MORRISON

No. 84-1661.

477 U.S. 365 (1986)

KIMMELMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY, ET AL. v. MORRISON

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 1986


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan J. Nodes argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, and Catherine A. Foddai, Mildred Vallerini Spiller, and Arlene R. Weiss, Deputy Attorneys General.

William E. Staehle, by appointment of the Court 474 U.S. 917, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*


JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question we address in this case is whether the restrictions on federal habeas review of Fourth Amendment claims announced in Stone v. Powell, 428 U.S. 465 (1976), should be extended to Sixth Amendment claims of ineffective assistance of counsel where the principal allegation and manifestation of inadequate representation...

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